ACTIVITIES BASED DYNAMIC DATA PRIORITIZATION

• US 20130159297A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Feigenbaum, Barry Alan, Yan, Shunguo, Fay, Peter, Woodward, Elizabeth Vera
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,623 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/725
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

A method for activity based dynamic data prioritization is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user activity corresponding to a user is selected. A query is constructed corresponding to the user activity. The query is executed on a data source to obtain a result set of data. A prioritization rule is constructed using a feature of the query and a policy. Data items in the result set of data are prioritized according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data. The prioritized data is presented relative to the user activity.

Claims

1. A method for activity based dynamic data prioritization, the method comprising:

selecting a user activity corresponding to a user;

constructing a query corresponding to the user activity;

executing the query on a data source to obtain a result set of data;

constructing a prioritization rule using a feature of the query and a policy;

prioritizing data items in the result set of data according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data; and

presenting the prioritized data relative to the user activity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a set of user activities; and

ordering, using a processor and a memory, the set of user activities to form an ordered set of user activities, wherein selecting the user activity is selecting the user activity from the ordered set of user activities.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of user activities includes a planned activity and an expected activity.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein an activity in the set of user activities is a planned meeting on a calendar application.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the ordering orders the set of user activities according to a chronological order.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the query uses a feature of the user activity to find data relevant to the feature.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

constructing a second query using a second feature of the user activity, wherein the prioritization rule further uses a second feature from the second query.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy comprises a weighting rule for a plurality of features of the user activity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy is not configurable by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing the query on a second data source to obtain a second result set of data; and

aggregating the result set of data and the second result set of data.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting uses a portal.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving profile information to connect to the data source.