Information system
First Claim
1. An information system comprising:
- means for selecting subject matter of interest to a user;
means for retrieving information items;
means for classifying information items to identify information items relating to the selected subject matter;
means for rating the identified information items; and
means for notifying the user about identified information items meeting a predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
An information system (12) is described. The system (12) comprises: a user interface (20,90) for selecting subject matter of interest to a user; retrieval means (64) for retrieving information items; classifying means (66) for classifying information items to identify information items relating to the selected subject matter; rating means (68) for rating the identified information items; and notifying means (72) for notifying the user about identified information items meeting a predetermined criteria. The system also includes feedback request means (70) for requesting a subject matter expert (SME) to apply a rating to the retrieved information items. The predetermined criteria typically includes the information item having a rating exceeding an interest value set by the user. A method of collecting selected information is also described.
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17 Claims
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1. An information system comprising:
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means for selecting subject matter of interest to a user;
means for retrieving information items;
means for classifying information items to identify information items relating to the selected subject matter;
means for rating the identified information items; and
means for notifying the user about identified information items meeting a predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of collecting selected information, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying subject matter of interest to a user;
retrieving information items relating to the identified subject matter;
rating the retrieved information items; and
notifying the user of retrieved information items meeting a predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of disseminating targeted information to a plurality of users within an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from each of a plurality of users, a selected subject matter of interest to that user;
storing for each user the subject matter selected by that user;
accessing a plurality of information sources;
retrieving information items relating to any of the stored selected subject matter;
for each retrieved information item, applying an importance value to that item; and
notifying each user of any retrieved information items meeting a predetermined criteria.
- receiving from each of a plurality of users, a selected subject matter of interest to that user;
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15. A business intelligence system comprising:
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subscribing means for allowing a user to select subject matter of interest to that user;
searching means for accessing different information sources and for extracting from these sources any information items relating to the subject matter of interest;
evaluating means for applying an importance value to each extracted information item; and
notifying means for notifying the user about any information items meeting a predetermined criteria.
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16. A client-server information system, the system comprising:
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a client having an interface for selecting subject matter of interest to a user; and
a server for retrieving information items relating to the selected subject matter, rating the retrieved information items, and notifying the user of retrieved information items meeting a predetermined criteria.
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17. A method of configuring an information system, the method comprising the steps of:
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defining a subject matter of interest;
identifying sources of information;
identifying infrastructures to be used; and
configuring the identified infrastructures to employ resources to access the sources of information to retrieve information items relating to the subject matter of interest.
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