DYNAMIC TAGGING

• US 20110093489A1
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gawor, Jaroslaw, Schirmer, Andrew Lewis, McMahan, Paul Franklin, Sun, Lin
• Granted Patent: US 8,589,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/353 into predefined classes

Abstract

A method for dynamic tagging includes receiving input of a name of at least one tag into an information object implemented by an application that is executed by a computer system that is in communication with at least one tag repository external to the application; querying the at least one tag repository for the tag with the application executed by the computer system; and responsive to receiving at least one match from the at least one tag repository, incorporating the content into the information object with the application.

Claims

1. A method for dynamic tagging, the method comprising:

receiving input of a name of at least one tag into an information object implemented by an application that is executed by a computer system that is in communication with at least one tag repository external to said application;

querying said at least one tag repository external to said application for said at least one tag with said application executed by said computer system;

responsive to receiving at least one match from said at least one tag repository, retrieving content identified by said at least one tag from said at least one tag repository; and

incorporating said content into said information object with said application.

2. The method of claim 1, in which incorporating said content into said information object comprises at least one of:

embedding said content within said information object and placing a reference to said content within said information object.

3. The method of claim 1, in which incorporating said content into said information object comprises replacing said name of said at least one tag in said information object with said content identified by said tag, said content being visible to a user of said application.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising replacing said name of said at least one tag with said content identified by said at least one tag immediately upon receiving said input of said name of said at least one tag into said information object.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising replacing said name of said at least one tag in said information object with said content identified by said at least one tag responsive to at least one of:

said information object being saved, said information object being sent to another user, and said information object being opened.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving input identifying said at least one tag repository in connection with said input of said name of said at least one tag.

7. The method of claim 1, in which receiving said input of said name of said at least one tag into said information object further comprises receiving said input of said name into a data field of said information object, said data field comprising a data type;

and

in which said retrieving content identified by said at least one tag from said at least one tag repository further comprises retrieving content conforming to said data type from said at least one tag repository.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising, responsive to finding a match in said at least one repository that conforms to said required data type, automatically entering said content into said data field of said information object.

9. The method of claim 8, in which said tag identifies multiple data types applicable to said content.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, responsive to finding a match in said at least one repository, prompting said user to select which of said multiple data types to use when retrieving said content identified by said at least one tag from said at least one tag repository.

11. The method of claim 1, in which said querying said at least one tag repository external to said application for said at least one tag further comprises querying said at least one tag repository only for tags created by a specific user in said at least one tag repository.

12. The method of claim 1, in which said querying said at least one tag repository external to said application for said at least one tag further comprises querying said at least one tag repository only for tags belonging to a predetermined subgroup of tags stored within said tag repository.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising said user placing an identifier on said at least one tag, said identifier identifying a specific tagging service or group of services included in said at least one tagging service.

14. A dynamic tagging system comprising:

a computer system comprising;

at least one processor configured to execute software stored on a computer readable storage medium;

said software being configured to cause said at least one processor to, upon execution of said software;

allow a user to enter a name of at least one tag into an information object;

query at least one tag repository external to said application for said at least one tag;

responsive to receiving at least one match from said at least one repository, retrieve content identified by said at least one tag from said at least one tag repository; and

incorporate said content into said information object.

15. The system of claim 14, in which incorporating said content into said information object comprises at least one of:

embedding said content within said information object and placing a reference to said content within said information object.

16. The system of claim 14, in which said incorporating said content into said information object comprises replacing said name of said at least one tag with said content, said content being displayed to said user of said application.

17. The system of claim 14, in which said at least one tag conforms to a data type specified by a data field in said information object responsive to said name of said tag being entered into said data field by said user.

18. The system of claim 14, in which said at least one tag identifies multiple data types applicable to said content, and said software is further configured to prompt said user to select a specific data type for which to query said at least one tag repository.

19. The system of claim 14, in which said software is further configured to allow said user to identify said at least one repository in connection with said user entering said name of said at least one tag into said information object.

20. A computer program product for dynamic tagging, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to;

receive input of a name of at least one tag into an information object;

query at least one external tag repository for said at least one tag;

responsive to receiving a match from said at least one external tag repository, retrieve content identified by said at least one tag from said at least one external tag repository; and

incorporate said content into said information object.