METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF SEARCH QUERIES AND RESULTS

摘要

A method and user terminal are provided that graphically formulate a search query. The method and user terminal display, via a display screen, a multi-dimensional graphical representation of a search query space, receive a plurality of parameters from a user, wherein the parameters define the search query space, position a multi-dimensional icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space, associate one or more of a keyword and multimedia content with the icon, and generate a search query based on the keyword and the position of the icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space. The method and user terminal further may graphically display the results of the corresponding database search, wherein the retrieved content is displayed as one or more icons positioned in a multi-dimensional graph having a plurality of axes associated with the plurality of parameters defining a context of the search query.

主权项

1. A method for graphically formulating a search query, the method comprising:
displaying a multi-dimensional graphical representation of a search query space; receiving a plurality of parameters from a user, wherein the parameters define the search query space; positioning and sizing a multi-dimensional icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space; associating one or more of a keyword and multimedia content with the icon; and generating a search query based on the one or more of the keyword and multimedia content, and the position and size of the icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space.