Patent Document ID: 20080168083
Application ID: 11621961
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A computerized method for representing a plurality of objects, said computerized method comprising: defining a plurality of taxonomy types within a taxonomy, said taxonomy classifying the plurality of taxonomy types to represent the plurality of objects; classifying an object according to at least one of the taxonomy types based on the relationship of the classified object to one or more other objects related thereto; associating a first reference with the taxonomy type of the classified object, said first reference identifying an actual entity represented by the classified object; generating a first data set in the taxonomy type of the classified object, said first data set identifying a set of the one or more related objects positioned higher in a hierarchical structure than the classified object; and generating a second data set in the taxonomy type of the classified object, said second data set identifying a set of the one or more related objects positioned lower in the hierarchical structure than the classified object