System and method for collaborative knowledge structure creation and management
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1. An electronic collaboration method for data stored over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a user-contributed proposed relationship linkage between a first concept and a second concept;
displaying the proposed relationship linkage for the first concept and the second concept; and
establishing a formal relationship linkage upon confirmation of the proposed relationship linkage in accordance with establishment criteria.
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Abstract
A collaborative, semantic-based knowledge structure creation and management system and method are provided. The system and method may include knowledge structures which include concept based maps which may be linked according to topic, relationship types, conceptual equivalence, and temporally. The knowledge structures may be managed by users, wherein users may perform at least one of adding a new concept, creating a new relationship, confirming an existing relationship, and breaking an existing relationship.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic collaboration method for data stored over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-contributed proposed relationship linkage between a first concept and a second concept;
displaying the proposed relationship linkage for the first concept and the second concept; and
establishing a formal relationship linkage upon confirmation of the proposed relationship linkage in accordance with establishment criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for linking a plurality of data concepts stored on a network, the method comprising:
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receiving temporal information for a first data concept;
receiving temporal information for a second data concept;
temporally linking the first data concept and the second data concept;
graphically displaying a timeline showing the relationship of the first data concept and the second data concept; and
receiving user input affirming the relationship of the first data concept and the second data concept. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A software program, recorded on a computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions, which when executed, caries out the method comprising:
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displaying a collaborative timeline comprising a plurality of user-proposed, temporally-related concepts;
receiving an affirmation or a challenge to one or more of the user-proposed, temporally-related concepts; and
updating the timeline according to the affirmation or the challenge. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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