Storing and Managing Information Artifacts Collected by Information Analysts Using a Computing Device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented process for storing and managing information artifacts collected using a computing device by information analysts, the process characterized by:
- Mapping specific, available interactive affordances of a plurality of software applications to interactive operation elements in a computer-readable form;
Capturing the sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications; and
Storing the information artifact together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor, wherein the snippet comprises a view from the software application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
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Abstract
Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
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1. A computer-implemented process for storing and managing information artifacts collected using a computing device by information analysts, the process characterized by:
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Mapping specific, available interactive affordances of a plurality of software applications to interactive operation elements in a computer-readable form; Capturing the sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications; and Storing the information artifact together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor, wherein the snippet comprises a view from the software application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for storing and managing information artifacts collected electronically by information analysts, the system characterized by a processor programmed to:
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Map specific, available interactive affordances of a plurality of software applications to interactive operation elements in a computer-readable form; Capture the sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications; and Store the information artifact together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor, wherein the snippet comprises a view from the software application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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