Automated information management system and methods
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1. A method for facilitating access to a plurality of information resources in a computerized environment, the method comprising:
- collecting data relating to the plurality of information resources and determining relationships among the plurality of information resources wherein the information resources comprise information resources of a plurality of types;
determining a current focus of a user, wherein the current focus is an information resource of one of the plurality of types;
identifying information resources related to the current focus, the information resources related to the current focus comprising zero or more information resources of each of the plurality of types; and
, separately making available for selection by the user the identified information resources of each of the plurality of types.
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Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of information resources in a computerized environment comprises collecting data relating to the plurality of information resources to determine relationships among the plurality of information resources, determining a current focus of the user, identifying information resources related to the current focus based on the determined relationships, and, making the identified information resources available for selection by the user.
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1. A method for facilitating access to a plurality of information resources in a computerized environment, the method comprising:
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collecting data relating to the plurality of information resources and determining relationships among the plurality of information resources wherein the information resources comprise information resources of a plurality of types;
determining a current focus of a user, wherein the current focus is an information resource of one of the plurality of types;
identifying information resources related to the current focus, the information resources related to the current focus comprising zero or more information resources of each of the plurality of types; and
,separately making available for selection by the user the identified information resources of each of the plurality of types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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- 39. A method according to claim 38 wherein each of the information resources can have any of a plurality of roles in relation to the messages of the conversation and determining a relevance of each of the information resources to the conversation comprises computing a raw value based on a weighted sum of the number of times that each of the information resources has each one of the plurality of roles in relation to the messages of the conversation.
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39-1. A method for determining relationships between information resources in a computerized environment, said method comprising:
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examining data and content regarding said information resources; and
,inferring relationships between information resources by comparing indirect data between said information resources.
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42. A method for organizing information relating to a user activity in a computerized environment, the method comprising:
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automatically collecting data regarding information resources available in the computerized environment;
determining relationships between the information resources;
determining a user activity focus;
organizing each of the information resources relating to the user activity focus; and
,determining relative relevances of the organized information resources.
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43. A computer implemented system for facilitating access to a plurality of information resources in a computerized environment, the system comprising:
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means for collecting data relating to the plurality of information resources and determining relationships among the plurality of information resources wherein the information resources comprise information resources of a plurality of types;
means for determining a current focus of a user, wherein the current focus is an information resource of one of the plurality of types;
means for identifying information resources related to the current focus, the information resources related to the current focus comprising zero or more information resources of each of the plurality of types; and
,means for separately making available for selection by the user the identified information resources of each of the plurality of types. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system for determining relationships between information resources in a computerized environment, the system comprising:
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a first component for examining data regarding the information resources; and
,a second component for determining explicit relationships between the information resources by examining similarity of data between the information resources. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A system for determining relationships between information resources in a computerized environment, the system comprising:
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a first component for examining data and content regarding the information resources; and
a second component for inferring relationships between information resources by comparing indirect data between the information resources. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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