Methods and system for providing context sensitive information
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1. A method for providing context sensitive information comprising:
- identifying a user;
defining a query;
transmitting said query and said user identity to a server;
periodically querying at least one database;
retrieving said query information from said at least one database;
retrieving user information from said at least one database;
creating a context sensitive subset of said query information depending on said user information; and
transmitting said context sensitive subset query information to said user.
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Abstract
A method and system are described for providing context sensitive data to a system user. The method includes the steps of identifying the user and querying databases to create a user context. Information is aggregated from the network databases and filtered using the user context. Providing the correct data needed by the user for that particular time, location and job function.
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161 Claims
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1. A method for providing context sensitive information comprising:
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identifying a user;
defining a query;
transmitting said query and said user identity to a server;
periodically querying at least one database;
retrieving said query information from said at least one database;
retrieving user information from said at least one database;
creating a context sensitive subset of said query information depending on said user information; and
transmitting said context sensitive subset query information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing context sensitive information comprising:
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defining information required by a user;
defining the desired format of said user information;
building a query from said user information;
periodically querying at least one database to retrieve data, the period between queries being defined by a user time period;
determining the identity of said user;
determining the context sensitive subset of said data for the identified user;
formatting said context sensitive data; and
,displaying said context sensitive data for said user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing context sensitive information to a user comprising:
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transmitting a command to a server;
determining the identity of the user;
determining the location of the user;
determining the schedule of the user;
retrieving data in response to said command;
determining a context sensitive subset for said data based on said user identity, location and schedule; and
,transmitting said context sensitive data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing context sensitive information to a user comprising:
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transmitting to a first command from the user, said command including an information request;
searching a database, said database including contact information of qualified personnel, said qualified personnel being grouped into communities by subject matter;
identifying which communities correspond to said information request;
transmitting to said qualified personnel in said identified communities said information request;
receiving from said qualified personnel answers to said requested information; and
,transmitting said received answers to the user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for providing context sensitive information to a user within a facility comprising:
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defining a plurality of zones within the facility;
identifying a user within said zones;
determining personnel information for said user, said personnel information including data on said user'"'"'s job assignment; and
,transmitting zone information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for providing context sensitive information to a user, comprising:
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a server;
at least one database connected to said server;
a query means for executing a predefined query on said database, said query creating a set of data;
a means for a user to request said data from said server;
an application program on said server, said application program determining the identity of said user and creating a context sensitive subset of said data based on said users identity; and
,a means for transmitting said context sensitive subset of said data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for providing context sensitive information to a user, comprising:
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a server;
at least one database connected to said server;
a means for a user to request information from said server, said request including a command and a keyword;
an application program on said server, said application program determining the identity of said user and querying said at least one database in response to said request;
a set of data created from said query, said application program further creating a context sensitive subset of data based on the identity of said user; and
,a means for transmitting said context sensitive data subset to said user. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system for providing a user context sensitive information from one or more knowledge experts, comprising:
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a server;
a means for a user to transmitting an information request to said server;
at least one database connected to said server, said database including information on qualified personnel and their expertise, said database grouping said qualified personnel with similar expertise into communities;
an application program on said server, said application program executing a query of said database in response to said information request;
a set of data resulting from said query; and
,a means for transmitting said set of data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A system for providing context sensitive information to a user within an industrial facility comprising:
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a plurality of zones within the facility;
a means for identifying a user within said zones;
a server connected to said identifying means, at least one database connected to said server, said database including business related information; and
,an application program on said server, said application program transmitting zone specific information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A storage medium encoded with machine readable program code for providing context sensitive information to a user, said program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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identifying a user;
defining a query;
transmitting said query and said user identity to a server;
periodically querying at least one database;
retrieving said query information from said at least one database;
retrieving us er information from said at least one database;
creating a subset of said query information depending on said user information;
formatting said subset query information; and
,transmitting said formatted information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A storage medium encoded with machine readable program code for providing context sensitive information to a user, said program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising the steps of:
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defining information required by a user;
defining the desired format of said user information;
building a query from said user information;
periodically querying at least one database to retrieve data, said period between queries being defined by a user time period;
determining the identify of said user;
determining an context sensitive subset of information for the identified user; and
,displaying said context sensitive data for said user. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104)
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105. A storage medium encoded with machine readable program code for providing context sensitive information to a user, said program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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transmitting a command to a server;
determining the identify of the user;
determining the location of the user;
determining the schedule of the user;
retrieving data in response to said command; and
,transmitting said data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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118. A storage medium encoded with machine readable program code for providing context sensitive information to a user, said program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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transmitting to a first command from the user, said command including an information request;
searching a database, said database including contact information of qualified personnel, said qualified personnel being grouped into communities by subject matter;
identifying which communities correspond to said information request;
transmitting to said qualified personnel in said identified communities said information request;
receiving from said qualified personnel answers to said requested information; and
,transmitting said received answers to the user. - View Dependent Claims (119, 120)
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121. A storage medium encoded with machine readable program code for providing context sensitive information to a user within an industrial facility, said program code including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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defining a plurality of zones within the facility;
identifying a user within said zones;
determining personnel information for said user, said personnel information including data on said user'"'"'s job assignment; and
,transmitting zone information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129)
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130. A data signal propagated over a propagation medium, said data signal being context sensitive to a particular user, said context sensitive data having been encoded by a method comprising:
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identifying a user;
defining a query;
transmitting said query and said user identity to a server;
periodically querying at least one database;
retrieving said query information from said at least one database;
retrieving user information from said at least one database;
creating a context sensitive subset of said query information depending on said user information; and
,transmitting said context sensitive subset information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A data signal propagated over a propagation medium, said data signal being context sensitive to a particular user, said context sensitive data having been encoded by a method comprising:
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transmitting a command to a server;
determining the identify of the user;
determining the location of the user;
determining the schedule of the user;
retrieving data in response to said command;
determining a context sensitive subset of said data based on said user identity, location and schedule; and
,transmitting context sensitive subset data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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149. A data signal propagated over a propagation medium, said data signal being context sensitive to a particular user, said context sensitive data having been encoded by a method comprising:
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transmitting to a first command from the user, said command including an information request;
searching a database, said database including contact information of qualified personnel, said qualified personnel being grouped into communities by subject matter;
identifying which communities correspond to said information request;
transmitting to said qualified personnel in said identified communities said information request;
receiving from said qualified personnel answers to said requested information; and
,transmitting said received answers to the user. - View Dependent Claims (150, 151)
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152. A data signal propagated over a propagation medium, said data signal being context sensitive to a particular user within an industrial facility, said context sensitive data having been encoded by a method comprising:
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defining a plurality of zones within the facility;
identifying a user within said zones;
determining personnel information for said user, said personnel information including data on said user'"'"'s job assignment; and
,transmitting zone information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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161. In a computer system having graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, a method for providing context sensitive data and selecting different data, the method comprising:
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retrieving a set of display sections, said sections including a report selection having a plurality of parameter entries, a menu section having a plurality of data set entries and a metrics section having a plurality of report entries;
displaying said sections on the display;
retrieving a display selection signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a selected entry in one of said sections; and
,in response to said signal, transmitting a signal to an application to retrieve context sensitive data represented by the selected entry.
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