Method and apparatus for a collaborative interaction network

摘要

A collaborative interaction network system incorporates screens for entering login data and basic user profile data and, subsequent to successful login, screens for receiving user characteristics data including text entry of user created data and proportional selection of data elements predetermined by the system. A calculation engine then determines a universe of profile and characteristics data for all users based on similarity to the profile and characteristics data of a particular user. A visualizer is provided for displaying a representation of the universe of data as single points in multidimensional relation to a point representing the data of the particular user. The visualizer is scalable in range from the entire universe of data to data for users in a close neighborhood of the particular user's profile and characteristic data and allows expansion of a selected one of the single points for display of the profile and characteristic data of the user associated with the selected point.