System and methods for searching and displaying ontology-based data structures

Abstract

Systems and methods that for searching and displaying ontology-based data structures so that the essential and relevant qualities of searched subject matters may be categorized by subject indices. The system and methods described below utilize ontology-based data systems to enable a more integrated and tighter search experience while at the same time providing a natural search experience.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A computer executable program having instructions to implement a method to conduct an ontological subject matter search, the method comprising:
 selecting a subject matter for searching by at least one high-level criterion;   defining an ontology structure for the at least one high-level criterion for the selected subject matter; and   revising the at least one search criterion in real time.