Patent ID: 7774328

Claim:
A computer implemented method of enabling browsing of a fact repository comprising a plurality of facts, associated with objects, the method comprising: at a computer system including one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs, the one or more processors executing the one or more programs to perform the operations of: receiving a search query; retrieving in response to the search query a plurality of retrieved objects from the fact repository relevant to the search query, a respective retrieved object including a multiplicity of facts of the fact repository, wherein the fact repository includes facts that have been extracted from documents, and wherein the facts are associated with the plurality of retrieved objects from the fact repository; displaying the plurality of retrieved objects rank-ordered by relevance to the search query; and displaying for the respective retrieved object: a plurality of facts, of the multiplicity of facts, the displayed facts rank-ordered by relevance to the search query; a link to at least one object detail page for the respective retrieved object, the object detail page containing a plurality of additional facts included with the respective retrieved object of the fact repository; and a search link associated with a search query to execute by a service engine when selected by a user, wherein the search query includes at least one search query term derived from the plurality of facts associated with the at least one retrieved object.