SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATING TAGS WITH FILES IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20130290323A1
• Filed: 04/26/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appsense Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Appsense Incorporated
• Inventors: SAIB, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/457,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290323A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/113 Details of archiving lifecycle management in storage systems G06F3/0649; backup systems G06F11/1446

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for automatically associating tags with files in a computer system. In one method, the method comprises receiving a search request from a user containing a search keyword; retrieving results including one or more files responsive to the search request; receiving file information and the user'"'"'s previous access information about the one or more files; selecting at least one eligible file from the one or more files based on the access information and the file information; identifying at least one tag based on at least one of the search keyword, the access information, and the file information; associating the tag with the eligible file; and storing the association of the tag with the eligible file.

Claims

1. A method for automatically associating tags with files in a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving a search request from a user containing a search keyword;

retrieving results including one or more files responsive to the search request for presentation to the user;

receiving file information and access information about the one or more files, wherein the access information indicates whether the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user;

selecting at least one eligible file from the one or more files based on at least one of the access information and the file information;

identifying at least one tag based on at least one of the search keyword and the file information, and identifying at least one second tag based on the access information;

tagging the eligible file with the tag and the second tag by associating the tag and the second tag with the eligible file; and

storing the association of the tag and the second tag with the eligible file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the access information indicates whether the user has previously opened, copied, modified, or shared the one or more files.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises the search keyword and a related term derived from the search keyword, the method further comprising:

calculating the related term based on the search keyword;

storing the related term in a metadata store associated with the eligible file; and

retrieving the results including the one or more files comprises;

performing a first search based on the search request to identify a first set of files; and

performing a second search based on the related term to identify a second set of files, wherein the first set of files and the second set of files makes up the one or more files.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the file information comprises one of a filename and a storage location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user, and wherein the file information comprises a file location that is similar to that of the one or more files.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the results including the one or more files responsive to the search request from a file system controlled by a second user for presentation to the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the at least one tag is performed by evaluating numeric scores representing relevance.

8. A system for providing document tagging in a communications network, the system comprising:

one or more interfaces configured to provide communication with a server via communication network; and

a processor, in communication with the one or more interfaces, and configured to run a module stored in memory that is configured to;

receive a search request from a user containing a search keyword;

retrieve results including one or more files responsive to the search request for presentation to the user;

receive file information and access information about the one or more files, wherein the access information indicates whether the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user;

select at least one eligible file from the one or more files based on at least one of the access information and the file information;

identify at least one tag based on at least one of the search keyword and the file information, and identify at least one second tag based on the access information;

tag the eligible file with the tag and the second tag by associating the tag and the second tag with the eligible file;

and

store the association of the tag and the second tag with the eligible file.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the access information indicates whether the user has previously opened, copied, modified, or shared the one or more files.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the tag comprises at least one of the search keyword and a related term derived from the search keyword.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the file information comprises one of a filename and a storage location.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user, and wherein the file information comprises a file location that is similar to that of the one or more files.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to retrieve the results including the one or more files responsive to the search request from a file system controlled by a second user for presentation to the user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to identify the at least one tag is by evaluating numeric scores representing relevance.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions operable to cause a device to:

receive a search request from a user containing a search keyword;

retrieve results including one or more files responsive to the search request for presentation to the user;

receive file information and access information about the one or more files, wherein the access information indicates whether the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user;

select at least one eligible file from the one or more files based on at least one of the access information and the file information;

identify at least one tag based on at least one of the search keyword and the file information, and identify at least one second tag based on the access information; and

tag the eligible file with the tag and the second tag by associating the tag and the second tag with the eligible file;

store the association of the tag and the second tag with the eligible file.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the access information indicates whether the user has previously opened, copied, modified, or shared the one or more files.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein the tag comprises at least one of the search keyword and a related term derived from the search keyword.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein the file information comprises one of a filename and a storage location.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more files has been previously accessed by the user, and wherein the file information comprises a file location that is similar to that of the one or more files.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the executable instructions are operable to cause the device to retrieve the results including the one or more files responsive to the search request from a file system controlled by a second user for presentation to the user.