Patent ID: 6112172
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method that enables a user to control a search of a file that represents underlying raw information, and to find parts of the file that represent material of interest in the raw information, the method comprising:enabling the user to define criteria applicable to the file and intended to locate parts of the file that tend to represent material in the raw information that may be of interest to the user;searching the file in accordance with the criteria to find parts of the file that meet the criteria;defining a measure of the degree to which the found parts represent material in the raw information that is of interest to the user; andproviding an interactive user interface which displays to the user the relationship between the found parts of the file and values of the defined measure with respect to the found parts and which changes the display in response to changes made by the user to a threshold associated with the defined measure.