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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Boss Gregory J., Saginaw, MI (US);
Michele P. Brignull, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anne R. Sand, Peyton, CO (US);
Boss Gregory J., Saginaw, MI (US);
Michele P. Brignull, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anne R. Sand, Peyton, CO (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a multifaceted tool (e.g., graphical representation/object) for searching and displaying data (e.g., search results). Specifically, aspects of the present invention build on 'seed' terms to find and display related words, presenting them in a graduated manner by closeness to the seed. The tool allows a user to select variable weights which indicate the desired degree of closeness to the seed word/idea, or it may be randomly generated. Additionally, this tool may be used to create brainstorm teams with a desired level of variance from a target subject. In a typical embodiment, the a search or seed term and corresponding results are displayed in a hub and spoke-like graphical representation whereby the seed term is positioned in a center window of the graphic, and results are displayed in branches that extend radially from the center. Each branch can correspond to a different information source from which the corresponding results were obtained.