Systems and methods for associating system entities with descriptions
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1. A method for associating descriptions with information system entities comprising the steps of:
- establishing a communications gateway with an information system;
obtaining, via the communications gateway, at least one descriptive element from a user of the information system;
using the at least one descriptive element to identify, via a lexicon of associations, an entity related to the information system having an association with said descriptive element;
providing, to the user, the entity without the user interacting with the information system; and
updating the lexicon using feedback obtained from the user after providing the entity to the user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems that provide users with the ability to navigate through information systems using natural language descriptions. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the navigation tool can be personalized and can adaptively and dynamically associate descriptions provided by users with various entities, thereby acquiring utility from increased use. In another embodiment, the navigation tool enables associations to be modified using feedback obtained from a user and utilizes such modifications to provide users with useful results.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for associating descriptions with information system entities comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communications gateway with an information system;
obtaining, via the communications gateway, at least one descriptive element from a user of the information system;
using the at least one descriptive element to identify, via a lexicon of associations, an entity related to the information system having an association with said descriptive element;
providing, to the user, the entity without the user interacting with the information system; and
updating the lexicon using feedback obtained from the user after providing the entity to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dynamically associating system entities with descriptions comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a user, a description including at least one descriptive element related to a system entity;
enabling the user to select the system entity; and
establishing an association between the at least one descriptive element and the system entity in response to the user manually selecting said system entity;
receiving the descriptive element in a subsequent query from the user;
presenting, in response to the subsequent query, the system entity to the user without the user interacting with the system; and
reinforcing the association between the descriptive element and the system entity in response to the user selecting the system entity after it is presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system comprising:
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an information system;
a storage mechanism;
an interface coupled to the information system; and
navigation means, coupled to the interface and the storage mechanism for;
receiving, via the interface, a description provided by a user of the information system, the description including at least one descriptive element;
extricating the at least one descriptive element from the description;
retrieving from the storage mechanism at least one entity related to the information system and having an association with the at least one descriptive element; and
prioritizing the at least one entity by computing a score that reflects a correlation between the description and the at least one entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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an information system;
a communications interface coupled to the information system; and
association means for;
receiving, from a first user via the communications interface, a first description of an entity associated with the information system and establishing a first association between said entity and the first description; and
receiving, from at least a second user via the communications interface, a second description of the entity associated with the information system and establishing a second association between said entity and the second description. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system coupled to a network to perform a method, the computer system having a processor for executing the instructions, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a description provided by a user of an information system that is coupled to the network, the description including at least one descriptive element;
extricating the at least one descriptive element from the description;
retrieving from a storage mechanism, coupled to the network, at least one entity related to the information system and having an association with the at least one descriptive element; and
prioritizing the at least one entity by computing a score that reflects a correlation between the description and the at least one entity.
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