Abstract: A system and method for user-controlled multi-dimensional navigation and/or subject-based aggregation of multimedia data, a multiplicity of node elements being generated and a node element including one or more search terms and/or weighting terms that can be logically combined. For each multimedia data element to be registered, a relevance index parameter is determined for each paired combination of node elements and allocated to the respective pair of node elements. In dependence on the relevance index parameters, one- or multi-dimensional distance factors are determined. Based on the registered multimedia data elements and/or node elements, a topological navigation map is generated and graphically displayed in dependence on the respective one- or multi-dimensional distance factors so that the user can navigate in the topological navigation map by an input device and can access required multimedia data elements and/or node elements.

Abstract: A system and method for user-controlled multi-dimensional navigation and/or subject-based aggregation of multimedia data, a multiplicity of node elements being generated and a node element including one or more search terms and/or weighting terms that can be logically combined. For each multimedia data element to be registered, a relevance index parameter is determined for each paired combination of node elements and allocated to the respective pair of node elements. In dependence on the relevance index parameters, one- or multi-dimensional distance factors are determined. Based on the registered multimedia data elements and/or node elements, a topological navigation map is generated and graphically displayed in dependence on the respective one- or multi-dimensional distance factors so that the user can navigate in the topological navigation map by an input device and can access required multimedia data elements and/or node elements.

Abstract: System and method for aggregating and monitoring locally stored multimedia data, where a data store (32) is used to store at least one rating parameter (320, 321, 322) and at least one source database (401, 411, 421, 431) is associated with a search term (310, 311, 312, 313) and/or with a logical combination of search terms (310, 311, 312, 313). A filter module (30) in the arithmetic and logic unit (10) is used to access the source databases (401, 411, 421, 431) at the network nodes (40, 41, 42, 43), and a rating list (330, 331, 332) containing data records which have been found is produced for each rating parameter (320, 321, 322) in conjunction with the associated search terms (310, 311, 312, 313) and with the associated source databases (401, 411, 421, 431) and/or with a time rating for the documents.

Abstract: System and method for the aggregation and monitoring of locally saved multimedia data, whereby an arithmetic and logic unit accesses network nodes linked with source data banks over a network. In a memory, at least one rating parameter and predetermined source data banks are allocated to one or several search terms. The source data banks are accessed via a filter, and for every rating parameter in connection with a logic combination of search terms and the allocated source data banks, a rating list with detected data records is generated. By means of a parameterization module, the fluctuating mood quantities for the respective rating parameter are at least partly dynamically generated, according to the time-based appearance of the detected data records in specific source data banks and/or categories and/or groups of data banks, whereby the fluctuating mood quantities correspond to the time-based mood fluctuations of users of the networks.