System and method for augmented browsing and knowledge discovery

摘要

A system and method to present global and local context sensitive augmented content in accordance with multiple criteria, including one or more user's preferences, and present the augmented content via a transparent layer on top of the original content for less obtrusive and more efficient browsing, knowledge discovery and exploration experience. The original content remains visible to the user while the augmented content is being viewed or interacted with. The global context sensitive augmented content is generated using metrics based on the overall document or content being viewed, while the local context sensitive augmented content is generated using metrics based on the currently viewed or selected object within the document or content being viewed. Real-time and theme based augmentation are used to further enhance the user's experience. The local and global augmentation represent an in-situ user customized augmented network of concepts and relationships that are of interest to knowledge discovery of the topic at hand.

主权项

1. A method for generating and presenting augmented content, the method comprising:
displaying at least a portion of a reference content using a first display layer, the first display layer is displayed using at least a portion of a first display screen, the first display screen is a display screen controlled by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device controls one or more display screens; generating a first set of filters using a first collection of relevant features associated with at least one of the reference content and the displayed portion of the reference content; generating a second set of filters using a second collection of relevant features associated with a user; generating a first set of categories using the first set of filters and the second set of filters; generating a first set of augmented content, the first set of augmented content includes one or more groups of augmented content for each category of the first set of categories, each group of the one or more groups of augmented content includes at least one augmented content, wherein each group of the one or more groups of augmented content is generated using at least one category of the first set of categories; and displaying at least a portion of the first set of augmented content using a second display layer, wherein the user is able to interact with any one of the displayed portion of the reference content and the displayed portion of the first set of augmented content using any one of the first display screen and the electronic device.