Method and system for supporting symbolic serendipity

Details Method and system for supporting symbolic serendipity Method and system for supporting symbolic serendipity

2004-11-12

2008-01-15

Chace, Christian (Department: 2169)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C706S045000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07319998

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and system for supporting serendipity and pseudo-serendipity. A collection of profiles are generated to model the user's worldview. A collection of shadow profiles are generated to model divergent knowledge based on the user's profiles and external information or knowledge sources. A collection of items are retrieved from the profiles and used to perform a deliberate search for laterality. The initial and lateral items are merged into a search string. The search string is used to perform a search or wandering process that is aware of potential serendipitous stimuli in an information space. The discovered, unexpected, unsought, unforeseen stimuli are intended to be subsequently presented to the user.

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