Appartus and method for connecting experts to topic areas
First Claim
1. A method to connect an expert to a question or document in a topic area said expert wants to be notified about, comprising:
- determining a topic area that a question or document could be classified under;
adding said question or document to a question or document database;
searching a question or document database to find a matching question or document that matches a profile of said expert;
informing said expert of said matching question or document for which said expert has demonstrated an interest;
providing said question or document to said expert after said expert has demonstrated a willingness to receive said question or document.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to connect experts to communications in topic areas of interest to the experts. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to connect an expert to a question or document in a topic area of interest to the expert. The method includes determining a topic area that the question or document could be classified under; searching an expert profile database to find a matching expert who would want to be notified about the question or document; and creating and sending or displaying a message to the matching expert concerning the question or document. A second embodiment of the invention involves a data processing system to connect an expert to a question or document in a topic area of interest to the expert. The data processing system includes an analyzer to determine a topic area that a question or document could be classified under; a searchable expert profile database containing information on matching experts who potentially want to be notified about the communication; and a message system for creating and sending or displaying a message to the matching expert concerning the question or document.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to connect an expert to a question or document in a topic area said expert wants to be notified about, comprising:
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determining a topic area that a question or document could be classified under;
adding said question or document to a question or document database;
searching a question or document database to find a matching question or document that matches a profile of said expert;
informing said expert of said matching question or document for which said expert has demonstrated an interest;
providing said question or document to said expert after said expert has demonstrated a willingness to receive said question or document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system to connect an expert to a question or document in a topic area said expert wants to be notified about, comprising:
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an analyzer to determine a topic area that said question or document could be classified under;
a question or document database to which to add said question or document, and in which to find a matching question or document that matches a profile of said expert;
means for informing said expert of said matching question or document for which said expert has demonstrated an interest;
a message system to provide said question or document to said expert after said expert has demonstrated a willingness to receive said question or document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A computer program embodied on an electronically readable media, containing instructions to connect an expert to a communication in a topic area said expert wants to be notified about, comprising:
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an instruction segment to determine a topic area that a communication could be classified under;
an instruction segment to add said communication to a communication database;
an instruction segment to search an expert profile database to find a matching expert who would want to be notified about said communication;
an instruction segment to compose a message to said matching expert to inform said matching expert of said communication; and
an instruction segment to send said message to said matching expert at a time acceptable to said matching expert.
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