SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A PLURALITY OF USERS
First Claim
1. A system to provide an information item to a user, comprising:
- an information handling system (IHS) coupled to a network;
an information database and a task database coupled to the IHS; and
a computer-readable medium located in the IHS, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the IHS, cause the IHS to;
provide, to a user through a user IHS, a first task information update that is associated with the user;
receive an information item through the network from a plurality of information providers and store the information items in the information database, wherein the information items include a first information item;
receive task data and store the task data in the task database, wherein the task data includes a plurality of tasks, at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks, and a first task that is one of the plurality of tasks and that is associated with the user;
retrieve the first information item from the information database;
retrieve the task data from the task database;
transform the first task information update into a second task information update by associating the first information item with the first task in response to determining that the first information item is related to the at least one attribute associated with the first task; and
provide, to the user through the user IHS, the second task information update that is associated with the user in response to determining that the user is associated with the first task.
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Abstract
A method to provide information items to a user includes providing, to a user through a user information handling system (IHS), a first task information update that is associated with the user, wherein the first task information update includes a first information item. The method further includes receiving a second information item through a network from an information provider and storing the second information item in an information database. The method further includes receiving task data and storing the task data in a task database, wherein the task data includes a plurality of tasks, at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks, and a first task that is one of the plurality of tasks and that is associated with the user. The method further includes retrieving the second information item from the information database. The method further includes retrieving the task data from the task database. The method further includes transforming the first task information update into a second task information update by associating the first information item and the second information item with the first task in response to determining that the first information item and the second information item are related to the at least one attribute associated with the first task, and prioritizing the first information item relative to the second information item. The method further includes providing, to the user through the user IHS, the second task information update that is associated with the user in response to determining that the user is associated with the first task.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to provide an information item to a user, comprising:
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an information handling system (IHS) coupled to a network; an information database and a task database coupled to the IHS; and a computer-readable medium located in the IHS, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the IHS, cause the IHS to; provide, to a user through a user IHS, a first task information update that is associated with the user; receive an information item through the network from a plurality of information providers and store the information items in the information database, wherein the information items include a first information item; receive task data and store the task data in the task database, wherein the task data includes a plurality of tasks, at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks, and a first task that is one of the plurality of tasks and that is associated with the user; retrieve the first information item from the information database; retrieve the task data from the task database; transform the first task information update into a second task information update by associating the first information item with the first task in response to determining that the first information item is related to the at least one attribute associated with the first task; and provide, to the user through the user IHS, the second task information update that is associated with the user in response to determining that the user is associated with the first task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to provide information items to a user, comprising:
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providing, to a user through a user information handling system (IHS), a first task information update that is associated with the user, wherein the first task information update includes a first information item; receiving a second information item through a network from an information provider and storing the second information item in an information database; receiving task data and storing the task data in a task database, wherein the task data includes a plurality of tasks, at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks, and a first task that is one of the plurality of tasks and that is associated with the user; retrieving the second information item from the information database; retrieving the task data from the task database; transforming the first task information update into a second task information update by associating the first information item and the second information item with the first task in response to determining that the first information item and the second information item are related to the at least one attribute associated with the first task, and prioritizing the first information item relative to the second information item; and providing, to the user through the user IHS, the second task information update that is associated with the user in response to determining that the user is associated with the first task. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method to provide information items to a user, comprising:
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providing, to a user through a user IHS, a first aggregated task information update that is associated with the user, wherein the first aggregated task information update includes a plurality of tasks and a first information item associated with each of those tasks; receiving a second information item through a network from an information provider and storing the second information item in an information database; retrieving the second information item from the information database; retrieving a plurality of task data from a task database, wherein the task data includes the plurality of tasks, at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks, and that the user is associated with a first task that is one of the plurality of tasks; transforming the first aggregated task information update into a second aggregated task information update by associating the first information item and the second information item with the first task in response to determining that the first information item and the second information item are related to the at least one attribute associated with the first task, and prioritizing the first information item relative to the second information item; and providing, to the user through the user IHS, the second aggregated task information update that is associated with the user in response to determining that the user is associated with the first task. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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