Systems and methods for building and implementing ontology-based information resources
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1. An information sharing system, comprising:
- an information management system that provides user assistance for interacting with the system;
a shared information repository having electronic files that are categorized according to an ontology;
a repository of categorization rules which are used by the information management system for automatically categorizing an electronic file to be stored in the shared information repository; and
a learning engine that automatically generates or updates categorization rules in the repository of categorization rules based on knowledge obtained from multi-user interactions with the system;
wherein the information management system provides user assistance in storing an electronic file in the shared information repository under one or more ontological categories that are user-specified or ontological categories that are suggested by the information management system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for building and implementing ontology-based information resources. More specifically, multi-user collaborative, semi-automatic systems and methods are provided for constructing ontology-based information resources that are shared by a community of users, wherein ontology categories evolve over time based on categorization rules that are specified by the community of users as well as categorization rules that are automatically learned from knowledge obtained as a result of multi-user interactions and categorization decisions.
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1. An information sharing system, comprising:
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an information management system that provides user assistance for interacting with the system;
a shared information repository having electronic files that are categorized according to an ontology;
a repository of categorization rules which are used by the information management system for automatically categorizing an electronic file to be stored in the shared information repository; and
a learning engine that automatically generates or updates categorization rules in the repository of categorization rules based on knowledge obtained from multi-user interactions with the system;
wherein the information management system provides user assistance in storing an electronic file in the shared information repository under one or more ontological categories that are user-specified or ontological categories that are suggested by the information management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing electronic information, comprising:
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storing electronic files in a shared information repository that is shared by a community of users, wherein the electronic files are categorized according to an ontology; and
incrementally adapting the ontology over time based on categorization rules that are specified by the community of users as well as categorization rules that are automatically learned from knowledge obtained as a result of multi-user categorization decisions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for managing electronic information, comprising:
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storing electronic files in a shared information repository that is shared by a community of users, wherein the electronic files are categorized according to an ontology; and
incrementally adapting the ontology over time based on categorization rules that are specified by the community of users as well as categorization rules that are automatically learned from knowledge obtained as a result of multi-user categorization decisions.
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