Automated system and methods for determining the activity focus of a user in a computerized environment
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1. A method for determining a user'"'"'s activity focus in a computerized environment, the method comprising, within the computerized environment:
- maintaining a plurality of information resources wherein the information resources comprise information resources of a plurality of information resource types;
detecting a plurality of events in the computerized environment; and
, analyzing the plurality of events to identify one of the plurality of information resources as the user'"'"'s activity focus by, at least in part, combining information from two or more of the events or from one or more of the events and one or more conditions of the computerized environment.
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Abstract
A system for collecting information regarding user activity in a computerized environment. The system in a descriptive embodiment, activity focus of the user is inferred. Then data is retrieved regarding the activity of the user. The system monitors the events occurring due to the interaction of the user and the computer system. Thus, the system is able to determine when the user changes activity focus.
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1. A method for determining a user'"'"'s activity focus in a computerized environment, the method comprising, within the computerized environment:
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maintaining a plurality of information resources wherein the information resources comprise information resources of a plurality of information resource types;
detecting a plurality of events in the computerized environment; and
,analyzing the plurality of events to identify one of the plurality of information resources as the user'"'"'s activity focus by, at least in part, combining information from two or more of the events or from one or more of the events and one or more conditions of the computerized environment. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A method according to claim 2 wherein the plurality of information resource types includes communications, documents and contacts.
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9. A system for determining a user'"'"'s activity focus in a computerized environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of information resources of a plurality of information resource types;
means for detecting events in the computerized environment; and
,means for analyzing detected events to identify one of the information resources as the user'"'"'s activity focus based upon a plurality of detected events. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a plurality of entities available within a computerized environment;
a means for determining degrees of relationship among the plurality of entities;
a means for identifying a user activity focus based upon events and conditions resulting from interactions between the user and one or more of the entities; and
,a means for selecting and making available one or more others of the entities most closely related to the user activity focus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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