Patent ID: 7756864
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of locating information sources in a network environment, comprising: providing a data structure comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of key phrases wherein each node relates to at least one key phrase and wherein each key phrase correspond to at least one web page; receiving a query containing at least one search term, the at least one search term having a first definition and a second definition, wherein the first and second definitions relate to different meanings of the at least one search term; searching the data structure for key phrases matching the search term, wherein the plurality of nodes are arranged in a hierarchical order such that a first node corresponding to the first definition and a second node corresponding to the second definition are lower in the hierarchy than a third node corresponding to the search term; and returning links for simultaneous display, wherein said links for simultaneous display comprise: whereby a user can select one of the links to the web pages or browse a selected one of the at least two links from the node to find other web pages related to the selected node.