Patent ID: 7698651

Claim:
A user interface method for executing one or more operations in a computer for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal that is operatively associated with a plurality of data objects, the user interface method comprising: displaying in a document pane at least a portion of first contents of a current object; displaying in a map pane a K-map indicating objects which are cataloged in the knowledge portal as including second contents related to a selected K-map object, wherein a range of the objects included in the K-map displayed in the map pane is determined in accordance with a K-map parameter, the K-map parameter including at least one of a scope, a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter; displaying in a preview pane third contents associated with a preview object selected from the K-map, wherein the document pane, map pane, and preview pane are displayed simultaneously on a single display device; receiving a user input; updating, based upon the received user input, at least one of a first identity of said current object, a second identity of said preview object, and the K-map parameter; and updating the K-map conditional upon the updating of the K-map parameter.