Patent ID: 6795826
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G06F,G06N,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method comprising:generating a content object in a network of objects, the content object comprising: information or a pointer to the information; and meta-information about the information; wherein the meta-information and the information or the pointer to the information are encapsulated in the content object; generating a topic object in the network of objects, the topic object comprising meta-information, wherein the meta-information is encapsulated in the topic object; identifying a sub-network, the sub-network comprising a plurality of objects and associated relationships; wherein one or more types of bi-directional relationships are established between a first content object, a first topic object, or a first sub-network, and a second content object, a second topic object, or a second sub-network; establishing a plurality of directionally distinct relationship indicators between the first content object, the first topic object, or the first sub-network, and the second content object, the second topic object, or the second sub-network for each relationship type, wherein each relationship indicator specifies a degree of relatedness or range, from not related at all to wholly related, of relatedness between the first content object, the first topic object, or the first sub-network, and the second content object, the second topic object, or the second sub-network, wherein the degree of relationship of the directionally distinct relationship indicators for a specific bi-directional relationship may be asymmetrical; and accessing any object in the network.