CONTENT ANALYSIS AND CORRELATION

• US 20100169314A1
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus Software, Inc. (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Novell Incorporated (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Carter, Stephen R., Isaacson, Scott Alan, Green, Tammy
• Granted Patent: US 8,296,297 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/345 Summarisation for human users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

A content analysis and correlation service system can include a summary manager service for generating content correlation summaries, wherein the generated content correlation summaries are based on discovered content and analyzed content based on the discovered content. The system can include a content search manager service for generating the discovered content based on search criteria and correlation criteria and a semantic analysis service for generating the analyzed content based on the discovered content. The system can also include a data store for storing the generated content correlation summaries and a notification service for providing notifications based on the generated content correlation summaries.

Claims

1. A content analysis and correlation service system, comprising:

a summary manager service operable to generate a plurality of content correlation summaries that are based at least in part on discovered content corresponding to a persona and analyzed content corresponding to the discovered content; and

a data store operable to store the generated plurality of content correlation summaries.

2. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising a semantic analysis service operable to generate the analyzed content.

3. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 2, wherein the semantic analysis service is operable to generate the analyzed content based at least in part on a plurality of semantic abstracts, wherein the plurality of semantic abstracts are based at least in part on the discovered content and at least one of persona information and community information corresponding to the persona.

4. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising at least one identity service operable to generate the persona.

5. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising a content search manager service operable to generate the discovered content based at least in part on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria.

6. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 5, wherein the content search manager service is operable to generate the discovered content via a plurality of interactions with a plurality of search engines using at least some of the plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria.

7. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 5, wherein the plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria is developed by a user via a graphical user interface (GUI).

8. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising a dashboard utility operable to graphically display information pertaining to at least some of the generated content correlation summaries.

9. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 3, wherein the community content comprises information pertaining to the persona'"'"'s involvement with an online community.

10. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising a notification service operable to provide a notification based on the generated plurality of content correlation summaries.

11. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 10, wherein the notification provides the user with information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event.

12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

searching content on a network based on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria and storing results as discovered content;

performing a semantic analysis on at least part of the discovered content;

based at least in part on results of the semantic analysis, generating a plurality of content correlation summaries; and

displaying information pertaining to the plurality of content correlation summaries.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein performing the semantic analysis comprises creating at least one semantic abstract corresponding to the discovered content.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein generating the plurality of content correlation summaries is also based at least in part on the discovered content.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein generating the plurality of content correlation summaries is also based at least in part on information pertaining to a persona.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising sending a notification to a user of the at least one persona, wherein the notification provides the user with at least one of information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event and information pertaining to a difference between the consensus and the persona.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising receiving as input from the user at least one actionable item pertaining to the notification.

18. A content analysis and correlation system, comprising:

a content search module operable to determine discovered content by searching at least one of public content and private content based at least in part on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria;

a semantic analysis module operable to generate analyzed content based at least in part on the discovered content;

a summary generation module operable to generate a plurality of content correlation summaries based at least in part on the analyzed content; and

a dashboard utility operable to display information pertaining to at least some of the plurality of content correlation summaries.

19. The content analysis and correlation system of claim 18, further comprising a notification module operable to provide the user with information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event.

20. The content analysis and correlation system of claim 18, further comprising a notification module operable to provide the user with information pertaining to a difference between the consensus and a persona.