Abstract: Systems, software, and computer-implemented methods can be used to present search results and search refinement suggestions identified in response to a search query using a search refinement wheel. In response to receiving a search query, a set of suggested query refinements are obtained. A spoke graph structure processable to present a visual representation of the search query and at least a portion of the set of the at least one search query refinements is generated, where the search query is represented by a first node in the visual representation and each of the portion of the set of the search query refinements is represented by an individual spoke in the visual representation that can be activated to generate a corresponding new search query. The generated graph can be provided in response to the search query, e.g., to a client device from which the search query is received.

Abstract: Apparatus for analysing non-deterministic results of a search query of data, comprising a processor and a user interface, the processor being operably in communication with a plurality of data sources and adapted to communicate with the user interface which enables the user to query the content of the data sources, wherein the processor is adapted to determine the probable relevance of at least the part of a searched data source for a user query and the user interface is adapted to present to the user the search results in a form comprising two or more portlets, wherein the portlets comprises two or more of: a portlet presenting the search results (suchas search strings) for a data source(s); a portlet presenting the data source (such as by source name) of a data soruce(s); a portlet presenting a data source filter tree for selecting currently active source(s); a portlet presenting the hit(s) of a search query for a data source; a portlet presenting the hit location within a data source; and at least one of t

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing display of information over a network or communications medium or at a kiosk or other display site by accessing an original presentation comprising two or more items and using an automatic summary module to automatically create a layout and a view comprising an arrangement items by analyzing a total number and relative number of each type or amount of media items.

Abstract: The invention relates to a framework system and methods for connecting a plurality of tools. The system comprises a plug-in mechanism configured to dynamically load the plurality of tools, a data pool having storage space configured to store data sets associated with the plurality of tools, a linking mechanism configured to establish communications links between the loaded plurality of tools to enable coordinated operation of the loaded plurality of tools, a session component configured to record the process history of the operations of the loaded plurality of tool and the system states corresponding to the process history of the operations and an annotation module configured to associate user-provided data corresponding to one or more of the stored data sets.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for creating relationship visualizations in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a relationship visualization generator configured to obtain information related to the status of a relationship associated with a subject entity; create a relationship visualization defining the status of the subject entity, the relationship visualization including a first image corresponding to the subject entity and a second image corresponding to a verb describing the subject entity; and render the relationship visualization in real time.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to using interface events to group files. One embodiment, collects user interface events, uses the user interface events to generate a group of files that are related to a task, and enhances a query to discover files associated with the task.