| 摘要 |
A method, apparatus, and system for improving the ability to access, map, search, navigate, and visualize complicated bodies of related information, for example, bodies such as the World Wide Web. A temporal user interface [9901] allows users to visualize complex data sets which are represented as raindrops in a pool [9904] of water across the time span [9911] of a rain storm. The invention dynamically analyzes and maps [9906] information to provide and display relevant information over time in the temporal user interface. The invention further provides a mechanism allowing users to perform directed searches which allows users to provide a relevant starting point, subject matter, and other criteria to the search facility [9913] that brings more meaningful results. The invention also provides an interpretive help facility [9914] which can analyze users histories of actions to provide relevant help based on those actions, and also allows users to correct mistakes.
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