US Patent:
20090018988, Jan 15, 2009
Inventors:
Steven R. Abrams - New City NY, US
Bard Bloom - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Paul T. Keyser - New York NY, US
Douglas N. Kimelman - Winnipeg, CA
Eric M. Nelson - Durham NC, US
Tova Roth - Woodmere NY, US
Ian Simmonds - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
Steven Tang - San Jose CA, US
John M. Vlissides - Mohegan Lake NY, US
Dru Ann Vlissides - Clifton VA, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
Abstract:
A method and system are disclosed for creating a hyperlink together with an associated semantic link between a source entity, and a target entity. The source entity includes descriptive text. The system includes means for selecting text within the source entity, and means for selecting the target entity. Also, means are provided for selecting a type of semantic link, and means are provided for creating a hyperlink between said selected text and said target entity. The system further includes means for creating a semantic link of said type between said source entity and said target entity, including means for including in the hyperlink a reference to said semantic link. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the means for selecting the type of semantic link includes means for prompting a user to select from among a plurality of candidate types of semantic links.