Method for enhancing a mind map with different streams of information

Abstract

Enhancement of a first mind map to become a second enhanced mind includes: providing a content pool with information items; performing a first semantic scan based on a selected object; and generating a new object and a related connection to the selected objectbased on the semantic scan. Furthermore, the enhancement includes determining a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map and determining the connection withthe lowest strength value and recalculating the strength value using an external knowledge base to define the connection as obsolete if the strength value decreases.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for enhancing a mind map to organize and visually outline information, the method comprising:
 a user interface of a computer system receiving from a user a first mind map comprising object and connections between the objects, each of the connections connecting a pair of the objects;   providing a data storage comprising a local content pool comprising information items;   performing a first semantic scan, by a semantic unit of the computer processor system, based on a selected one of the objects of the first mind map and using the information items of the local content pool as input for the first semantic scan;   generating, by the semantic unit of the computer processor system, an output comprising a new object for the first mind map from the local content pool to add an information item to the first mind map, wherein the first semantic scan provides as output a semantic link between the selected object and the new object;   generating, by the semantic unit of the computer processor system, a new connection between the selected object and the new object;   determining, by the semantic unit of the computer processor system, a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map based on a number of semantic links determined between each pair of connected objects of the first mind map by performing a second semantic scan against each information item of the local content pool using each pair of connected objects as input for the second semantic scan, wherein the strength value for each connection increases with an increasing number of semantic links determined between the pair of objects connected by said each connection;   determining, by a determination unit of the computer processor system, the one of the connections with the lowest strength value in the first mind map;   performing a third semantic scan, by the semantic unit of the computer processor system for a recalculation of a new strength value for the one pair of objects;   determining, by the determination unit of the computer processor system, whether the connection with the lowest strength value within the first mind map is obsolete by comparing the recalculated new strength value with a baseline strength value; and   enhancing, by a map enhancement system of the computer processor system, the first mind map by building a second mind map comprising only the connections of the first mind map which are not obsolete and the objects of the first mind map connected by the not obsolete connections to suppress obsolete connections from the second mind map.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the determining a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user redefining said strength values. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising the user interface receiving input from the user to make connections after the building the second mind map. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the objects of the first mind map 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the connections of the first mind map 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the connections of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user to delete the new connection of the first mind map 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the strength value is determined by:
   strength value=(OK_Ref−KO_Ref)/Ref, wherein OK_Ref=number of positive semantic links, KO_Ref=number of negative semantic links, Ref=total number information items used during the second semantic scan.
   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the second mind map replaces the first mind map, and the method is repeated in a next cycle thereby enhancing the mind map again. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is based on one out of a group comprising one or more of the following: a browser history; documents in a document folder; documents in a cloud repository; an e-mail database; a chat history; and acontent management system. 
     
     
         11 . A computer system for enhancing a mind map to organize and visually outline information, the computer system comprising:
 a processor; and   a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:   receive, at a user interface of the computer system, from a user a first mind map comprising object and connections between the objects, each of the connections connecting a pair of the objects;   access a data storage comprising a local content pool comprising information items;   perform a first semantic scan, by a semantic unit of the computer system, based on a selected one of the objects of the first mind map and using the information items of the local content pool as input for the first semantic scan;   generate, by the semantic unit of the computer system, an output comprising a new object for the first mind map from the local content pool to add an information item to the first mind map, wherein the first semantic scan provides as output a semantic link between the selected object and the new object;   generate, by the semantic unit of the computer system, a new connection between the selected object and the new object;   determine, by the semantic unit of the computer system, a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map based on a number of semantic links determined between each pair of connected objects of the first mind map by performing a second semantic scan against each information item of the local content pool using each pair of connected objects as input for the second semantic scan, wherein the strength value for each connection increases with an increasing number of semantic links determined between the pair of objects connected by said each connection;   determine, by a determination unit of the computer system, the one of the connections with the lowest strength value in the first mind map;   perform a third semantic scan, by the semantic unit of the computer system for a recalculation of a new strength value for the one pair of objects;   determine, by the determination unit of the computer system, whether the connection with the lowest strength value within the first mind map is obsolete by comparing the recalculated new strength value with a baseline strength value; and   enhance, by a map enhancement system of the computer system, the first mind map by building a second mind map comprising only the connections of the first mind map which are not obsolete and the objects of the first mind map connected by the not obsolete connections to suppress obsolete connections from the second mind map.   
     
     
         12 . The computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein determining a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user redefining said strength values. 
     
     
         13 . The computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further caused to receive, at the user interface, input from the user to make connections after the building the second mind map. 
     
     
         14 . The computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further caused to receive, at the user interface, input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map. 
     
     
         15 . The computer system according to  claim 14 , wherein the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the objects of the first mind map. 
     
     
         16 . A computer program product for enhancing a mind map to organize and visually outline information, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
 receive, at a user interface of a computer system, from a user a first mind map comprising object and connections between the objects, each of the connections connecting a pair of the objects;   access a data storage comprising a local content pool comprising information items;   perform a first semantic scan, by a semantic unit of the computer system, based on a selected one of the objects of the first mind map and using the information items of the local content pool as input for the first semantic scan;   generate, by the semantic unit of the computer system, an output comprising a new object for the first mind map from the local content pool to add an information item to the first mind map, wherein the first semantic scan provides as output a semantic link between the selected object and the new object;   generate, by the semantic unit of the computer system, a new connection between the selected object and the new object;   determine, by the semantic unit of the computer system, a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map based on a number of semantic links determined between each pair of connected objects of the first mind map by performing a second semantic scan against each information item of the local content pool using each pair of connected objects as input for the second semantic scan, wherein the strength value for each connection increases with an increasing number of semantic links determined between the pair of objects connected by said each connection;   perform a third semantic scan, by the semantic unit of the computer system for a recalculation of a new strength value for the one pair of objects;   determine, by a determination unit of the computer system, the one of the connections with the lowest strength value in the first mind map;   determine, by the determination unit of the computer system, whether the connection with the lowest strength value within the first mind map is obsolete by comparing the recalculated new strength value with a baseline strength value; and   enhance, by a map enhancement system of the computer system, the first mind map by building a second mind map comprising only the connections of the first mind map which are not obsolete and the objects of the first mind map connected by the not obsolete connections to suppress obsolete connections from the second mind map.   
     
     
         17 . The computer program product according to  claim 16 , wherein determining a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user redefining said strength values. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product according to  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further caused to receive, at the user interface, input from the user to make connections after the building the second mind map. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product according to  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further caused to receive, at the user interface, input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product according to  claim 19 , wherein the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the first mind map includes the user interface receiving input from the user to adjust settings of the objects of the first mind map.