KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVAL AND RECOLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20080059444A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AppliedE, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AppliedE, Inc.
• Inventors: Zapiec, Charles, Srivastav, Vivek, Singh, Prabhdeep, Eagan, George
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2272 Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/242 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A method of extracting knowledge from a knowledge archival and recollection system, comprising the steps of: recognizing a user actuation; initiating a search application; displaying a user search interface; receiving input parameters via the search interface; identifying a query type based on the received input parameters; formulating a database query based on the received input parameters; transmitting the database query to a database; obtaining database query results from the database; providing the database query results to a result analyzer module; and displaying search result analyzer module results to a user.

Claims

1. A method of extracting knowledge from a knowledge archival:

and recollection system, said method comprising the steps of;

recognizing a user actuation;

initiating a search application;

displaying a user search interface;

receiving input parameters via said search interface;

identifying a query type based on said received input parameters;

formulating a database query based on the received input parameters;

transmitting said database query to a database;

obtaining database query results from said database;

providing said database query results to a result analyzer module; and

displaying search result analyzer module results to a user.

2. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

formulating a keyword query based on said received input parameters;

transmitting said keyword query to an indexer;

obtaining said keyword query results from said indexer;

determining an intersection of said keyword query results and said database query results; and

providing said intersection to said post-processing module.

3. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

generating a rank for each database query result; and

obtaining a click stream for each database query result.

4. A method as in claim 3, further comprising the step of:

Displaying said click stream visualization module results to a user.

5. A method as in claim 1, wherein said actuation is selected from the group consisting of toolbar selection, hot key activation, and context menu selection.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein said input parameters are related to user activity, file content, system information, environment information and file enhancement.

7. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the intersection as at least one of thumbnails, click stream visualization, archived web-pages, actual online content and file enhancement.

8. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting said database query results, said keyword query results, and said input parameters to a report module;

providing a report to said user from information obtained from said report module.

9. A method as in claim 1, wherein said query is transmitted to said database server via a database connectivity module according to a protocol selected from the group consisting of ODBC, JDBC and HTTP/PHP.

10. A method as in claim 1, wherein said database connectivity module transmits the query according to a protocol selected from the group consisting of ODBC, JDBC, and HTTP/PHP.

11. A method as in claim 1, further comprising at least one of the steps of:

dynamically modifying said report.

saving said report in memory on a local computer; and

saving said report on a file archive.

12. A method of extracting knowledge from a knowledge archival and recollection system, said method comprising:

recognizing a user actuation;

launching a reporting engine in response to said user actuation;

receiving report parameters from a user;

formulating a query;

configuring a report generator according to said report parameters;

transmitting said query to a database server;

searching archived reports

loading query results into a report generator;

generating a report; and

displaying said report on a graphical user interface.

13. A method as in claim 12, wherein said query is transmitted to said database server via a database connectivity module according to a protocol selected from the group consisting of ODBC, JDBC and HTTP/PHP.

14. A method as in claim 12, wherein said database connectivity module transmits the query according to a protocol selected from the group consisting of ODBC, JDBC, and HTTP/PHP.

15. A method as in claim 12, wherein said actuation is selected from the group consisting of toolbar selection, hot key activation, and context menu selection.

16. A method as in claim 12, further comprising the step of transmitting said report to a mail server.

17. A method as in claim 12, further comprising the step of dynamically modifying said report.

18. The method as in claim 12, further comprising the step of saving said report in memory on a local computer.

19. The method as in claim 12, further comprising the step of saving said report on a file archive.

20. A method of extracting knowledge from an enterprise-wide web knowledge recollection and archival system, said method comprising the steps of:

recognizing a user actuation;

launching a reporting engine;

receiving report parameters;

formulating a query;

configuring a report generator according to the report parameters;

transmitting said query to a database server;

obtaining query results from said database server according to said query;

loading said query results into a report generator;

generating a report; and

displaying said report on a graphical user interface.

21. A method as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

searching said file archive for a report according to said report parameters; and

returning said report according to said report parameters.

22. A method as in claim 20, wherein said actuation is selected from the group consisting of:

toolbar selection, hot key activation, and context menu selection.

23. The method as in claim 20, further comprising the step of saving said report in memory on a local computer.

24. The method as in claim 20, further comprising the step of saving said report on a file archive.

25. The method as in claim 20, further comprising obtaining document enhancements associated with documents described in said report.