METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SEARCHING FILES ON A NETWORK
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Abstract
A system uses “dimensions” to filter information in a computer network. Dimensions can be categories such as geographic location, corporate department, employee classification or time period, etc. Each dimension includes one or more “elements.” An element is essentially a “value” for the dimension. For example, in the “geographic location” dimension, values can be “worldwide,” “Europe,” “France,” etc. A “community” is a set of values for one or more dimensions. Thus, the community defines a segment, or “slice,” of documents or information within the total documents or information available. “Themes” are used to further organize the documents. Themes are subject categories. Documents, and document portions, can be associated with themes and are organized according to themes. Dimensions, dimension values, and themes can be set by a system administrator.
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37 Claims
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17. A method for creating searchable files on a computer network, the method comprising:
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accepting signals provided by a file creator via a user input device to create a file, the created file having a plurality of sections; accepting signals provided by the file creator via the user input device to assign a value for at least one dimension to each section of the created file, wherein a user is given access to the plurality of sections of the created file based on the values assigned to the corresponding dimensions by the file creator; and storing the plurality of sections of the created file in a retrievable form. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for creating searchable files on a computer network comprising:
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logic for accepting signals provided by a file creator via a user input device to create a file, the created file having a plurality of sections; logic for accepting signals provided by the file creator via the user input device to assign a value for at least one dimension to each section of the created file, wherein the system is operable such that a user is given access to the plurality of sections of the created file based on the values assigned to the corresponding dimensions by the file creator; and logic for storing the plurality of sections of the created file in a retrievable form. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product for creating searchable files on a computer network comprising:
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computer code for accepting signals provided by a file creator via a user input device to create a file, the created file having a plurality of sections; computer code for accepting signals provided by the file creator via the user input device to assign a value for at least one dimension to each section of the created file, wherein the computer program product is operable such that a user is given access to the plurality of sections of the created file based on the values assigned to the corresponding dimensions by the file creator; and computer code for storing the plurality of sections of the created file in a retrievable form. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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