Abstract: Systems, computer-program products and methods for annotating electronic text documents with multiple entities defined in a controlled vocabulary extracted from a compound noun phrase are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating an electronic text document includes searching, by a computing device, the electronic text document for instances of congruent compound noun phrases including a head and a modifier. If a congruent compound noun phrase is found, the method further includes determining a preceding word that precedes the modifier of the congruent compound noun phrase, and searching a controlled vocabulary for a second full term having the preceding word and the head of the congruent compound noun phrase. If the second full term is found in the controlled vocabulary, the method further includes annotating the electronic text document with the second full term having the preceding word and the head of the congruent compound noun phrase.

Abstract: Computer-program products and methods for automatically annotating terms, such as ambiguous terms, in an electronic text document are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating a text document includes determining, by a computing device, a term of interest within the text document. The method further includes searching a data structure including incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) determined from a controlled vocabulary for the term of interest appearing as a term tt, wherein the term tt is a linguistic head of a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt). The method further includes annotating the term of interest with a meaning provided by the controlled vocabulary only if a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) associated with the term of interest in the data structure is not present within a predetermined textual distance of the term of interest in the text document.

Abstract: Methods of organizing documents by reclassification and clustering are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of clustering electronic documents of a document corpus includes comparing, by a computer, each individual electronic document in the document corpus with each other electronic document in the document corpus, thereby forming document pairs. The electronic documents of the document pairs are compared by calculating a similarity value with respect to the electronic documents of a document pair, associating the similarity value with both electronic documents of the document pair, and applying a clustering algorithm to the document corpus using the similarity values to create a plurality of hierarchical clusters. The similarity value is based on a plurality of attributes of the electronic documents in the document corpus.

Abstract: Computer-program products and methods for automatically annotating terms, such as ambiguous terms, in an electronic text document are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating a text document includes determining, by a computing device, a term of interest within the text document. The method further includes searching a data structure including incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) determined from a controlled vocabulary for the term of interest appearing as a term tt, wherein the term tt is a linguistic head of a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt). The method further includes annotating the term of interest with a meaning provided by the controlled vocabulary only if a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) associated with the term of interest in the data structure is not present within a predetermined textual distance of the term of interest in the text document.

Abstract: Computer-program products and methods for automatically annotating terms, such as ambiguous terms, in an electronic text document are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating a text document includes determining, by a computing device, a term of interest within the text document. The method further includes searching a data structure including incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) determined from a controlled vocabulary for the term of interest appearing as a term tt, wherein the term tt is a linguistic head of a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt). The method further includes annotating the term of interest with a meaning provided by the controlled vocabulary only if a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) associated with the term of interest in the data structure is not present within a predetermined textual distance of the term of interest in the text document.

Abstract: Systems, computer-program products and methods for annotating electronic text documents by resolving abbreviated text of concepts defined in a controlled vocabulary. In one embodiment, a method of annotating an electronic text document includes evaluating, by a computer, the electronic text document for one or more multi-word expressions having a first word and a second word. The method further includes, if a multi-word expression is found in the electronic text document, storing an abbreviation of the multi-word expression and evaluating the electronic text document for occurrences of the abbreviation after a location of the multi-word expression. The method further includes, if an occurrence of the abbreviation is found following the multi-word expression, annotating the occurrence of the abbreviation with the multi-word expression.

Abstract: Users scanning listings of items are able to easily and quickly read each item in a list without actually leaving the list, as would be the case when following a regular hypertext link. The contents of each link are displayed in a separate, smaller viewing window that maintains a stable position and is of a size appropriate for viewing both the contents of the window and the list of items at the same time. The viewing window is activated via selection of an icon associated with an item in the list (each item preferably has at least one associated icon). This icon also is used to navigate the content of each link.

Abstract: Methods of organizing documents by reclassification and clustering are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of clustering electronic documents of a document corpus includes comparing, by a computer, each individual electronic document in the document corpus with each other electronic document in the document corpus, thereby forming document pairs. The electronic documents of the document pairs are compared by calculating a similarity value with respect to the electronic documents of a document pair, associating the similarity value with both electronic documents of the document pair, and applying a clustering algorithm to the document corpus using the similarity values to create a plurality of hierarchical clusters. The similarity value is based on a plurality of attributes of the electronic documents in the document corpus.

Abstract: Computer-program products and methods for automatically annotating terms, such as ambiguous terms, in an electronic text document are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating a text document includes determining, by a computing device, a term of interest within the text document. The method further includes searching a data structure including incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) determined from a controlled vocabulary for the term of interest appearing as a term tt, wherein the term tt is a linguistic head of a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt). The method further includes annotating the term of interest with a meaning provided by the controlled vocabulary only if a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) associated with the term of interest in the data structure is not present within a predetermined textual distance of the term of interest in the text document.

Abstract: Systems, computer-program products and methods for annotating electronic text documents with multiple entities defined in a controlled vocabulary extracted from a compound noun phrase are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating an electronic text document includes searching, by a computing device, the electronic text document for instances of congruent compound noun phrases including a head and a modifier. If a congruent compound noun phrase is found, the method further includes determining a preceding word that precedes the modifier of the congruent compound noun phrase, and searching a controlled vocabulary for a second full term having the preceding word and the head of the congruent compound noun phrase. If the second full term is found in the controlled vocabulary, the method further includes annotating the electronic text document with the second full term having the preceding word and the head of the congruent compound noun phrase.

Abstract: Systems, computer-program products and methods for annotating electronic text documents by resolving abbreviated text of concepts defined in a controlled vocabulary. In one embodiment, a method of annotating an electronic text document includes evaluating, by a computer, the electronic text document for one or more multi-word expressions having a first word and a second word. The method further includes, if a multi-word expression is found in the electronic text document, storing an abbreviation of the multi-word expression and evaluating the electronic text document for occurrences of the abbreviation after a location of the multi-word expression. The method further includes, if an occurrence of the abbreviation is found following the multi-word expression, annotating the occurrence of the abbreviation with the multi-word expression.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system comprising databases storing information regarding publications, the information comprising author, title, date of publication, abstract, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with the databases; wherein at least one of the Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser application resident on a user's computer, and wherein the data is sufficient to enable the browser to display: (a) a search page for enabling the user to input publication search parameters; and (b) a results page comprising a tabular display of results that enables the user to sort results according to date, relevance, author, source title, and number of citations to each publication, and further comprising a list of publication titles, with each title having one or more adjacent selectable links to an aspect of the publication corresponding to the title.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising databases storing information regarding publications and authors comprising author, title, date of publication, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with those databases; wherein at least one of those Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser resident on a user's computer, and wherein the data is sufficient to enable the browser to display a citation overview page comprising: (a) a list of one or more titles of publications or names of authors, and (b) one or more displayed numerals representing how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to each of the publications, or, for author names, how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to publications on which those names are listed as authors.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising databases storing information regarding publications and authors comprising author, title, date of publication, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with those databases; wherein at least one of those Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser resident on a user's computer, and wherein the data is sufficient to enable the browser to display a citation overview page comprising: (a) a list of one or more titles of publications or names of authors, and (b) one or more displayed numerals representing how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to each of the publications, or, for author names, how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to publications on which those names are listed as authors.