Annotating Contextual Workspaces

• US 20130159926A1
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sap Portals Israel Ltd (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Sap Portals Israel Ltd (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Vainer, Vitaly, Sherman, Yahali, Khalatov, Dmitry, Alon, Ram, Bavly, Guy
• Granted Patent: US 9,164,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/804
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24573 using data annotations, e.g. user-defined metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis

Abstract

In some implementations, a method for providing user-based context to a virtual workspace includes generating a first virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface. The virtual workspace comprises a plurality of workspace modules comprising first data aggregated from one or more data objects. The aggregated data is determined to be semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace. User annotations assigned to the semantically-proximate aggregated data are identified. The user annotations are presented in the first virtual workplace viewable by the user.

Claims

1. A method performed with a computing system for providing user-based context to a virtual workspace, the method comprising:

generating a first virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface, the virtual workspace comprising a plurality of workspace modules comprising first data aggregated from one or more data objects;

determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace;

identifying user annotations assigned to the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

presenting the user annotations in the first virtual workplace viewable by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user comprising a first user, the second virtual workplace is viewable by the second user, and the user annotations generated by the second user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in the second virtual workspace comprises:

identifying a first filter used to generate the first aggregated data;

identifying a second filter used to generate the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

determine the first filter defines a first range within a second range defined by the second filter.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace is based on at least one of a filter, a dimension, or a measure assigned to the aggregated data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace comprises:

determining the aggregated data intersects the semantically proximate aggregated data;

determining a first amount of aggregated data assigned to annotated data and a second amount of aggregated data not annotated data; and

determining a threshold is satisfied based on at least one of the first amount or the second amount.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining a total amount of aggregated data;

determining a ratio based on the first amount divided by the total amount or the second amount divided by the total amount; and

wherein determining the threshold is satisfied comprises determining that the ratio exceeds the threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation comprises at least one of a text note, a document, a picture, or a voice note.

8. An apparatus comprising instructions embodied on a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media, the instructions operable when executed to cause a computing system to perform operations comprising:

generating a first virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface, the virtual workspace comprising a plurality of workspace modules comprising first data aggregated from one or more data objects;

determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace;

identifying user annotations assigned to the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

presenting the user annotations in the first virtual workplace viewable by the user.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user comprising a first user, the second virtual workplace is viewable by the second user, and the user annotations generated by the second user.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operations comprising determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in the second virtual workspace comprises the operations comprising:

identifying a first filter used to generate the first aggregated data;

identifying a second filter used to generate the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

determine the first filter defines a first range within a second range defined by the second filter.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace is based on at least one of a filter, a dimension, or a measure assigned to the aggregated data.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operations comprising determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace comprises the operations comprising:

determining the aggregated data intersects the semantically proximate aggregated data;

determining a first amount of aggregated data assigned to annotated data and a second amount of aggregated data not annotated data; and

determining a threshold is satisfied based on at least one of the first amount or the second amount.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, the operations further comprising:

determining a total amount of aggregated data;

determining a ratio based on the first amount divided by the total amount or the second amount divided by the total amount; and

wherein determining the threshold is satisfied comprises determining that the ratio exceeds the threshold.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the annotation comprises at least one of a text note, a document, a picture, or a voice note.

15. A computing system, comprising

one or more memory modules;

one or more processors;

a graphical user interface; and

a contextual services module stored on one or more of the memory modules, the contextual services module operable when executed with the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

generating a first virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface, the virtual workspace comprising a plurality of workspace modules comprising first data aggregated from one or more data objects;

determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace;

identifying user annotations assigned to the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

presenting the user annotations in the first virtual workplace viewable by the user.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the user comprising a first user, the second virtual workplace is viewable by the second user, and the user annotations generated by the second user.

17. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the operations comprising determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in the second virtual workspace comprises the operations comprising:

identifying a first filter used to generate the first aggregated data;

identifying a second filter used to generate the semantically-proximate aggregated data; and

determine the first filter defines a first range within a second range defined by the second filter.

18. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace is based on at least one of a filter, a dimension, or a measure assigned to the aggregated data.

19. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the operations comprising determining the aggregated data is semantically proximate aggregated data in a second virtual workspace comprises the operations comprising:

determining the aggregated data intersects the semantically proximate aggregated data;

determining a first amount of aggregated data assigned to annotated data and a second amount of aggregated data not annotated data; and

determining a threshold is satisfied based on at least one of the first amount or the second amount.

20. The computing system of claim 19, the operations further comprising:

determining a total amount of aggregated data;

determining a ratio based on the first amount divided by the total amount or the second amount divided by the total amount; and

wherein determining the threshold is satisfied comprises determining that the ratio exceeds the threshold.

21. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the annotation comprises at least one of a text note, a document, a picture, or a voice note.