Computer-Implemented System And Method For Identifying And Visualizing Relevant Data

• US 20160342572A1
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: FTI Consulting Incorporated
• Original Assignee: FTI Consulting Incorporated
• Inventors: Paulin, Chad M.
• Application Number:
  US14/984,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20160342572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for identifying and visualizing relevant data is provided. A set of documents is analyzed for a predetermined audience. One or more topics of the documents are determined. Those documents most relevant to the audience are identified based on at least one of the topics associated with the documents. An interactive presentation is designed by organizing the most relevant documents and generating a display that emphasizes the organized most relevant documents.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system for identifying and visualizing relevant data, comprising:

a set of documents selected for an predetermined audience;

a determination module to determine one or more topics of the documents;

a document identification module to identify those documents most relevant to the audience based on at least one of the topics associated with the documents; and

a display module to design an interactive presentation by organizing the most relevant documents and generating a display that emphasizes the organized most relevant documents.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a document selection module to determine the most relevant documents, comprising;

a filter module to provide filter options for the document set, wherein each filter option comprises one of the topics;

a receipt module to receive from a user one of the filter options; and

a filter selection module to select the documents that satisfy the received filter option as the most relevant documents.

3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a document set identification module to identify the document set, comprising;

a query module to receive a query; and

a query selection module to identify the documents that satisfy the query as the set of documents.

4. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a document sorting module to sort the most relevant documents.

5. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a presentation module to personalize the interactive presentation based on the audience.

6. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a presentation transformation module to generate the interactive presentation by transforming the most relevant documents to a different format.

7. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a document ordering module to order the most relevant documents sequentially within the display.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the sequential order of the most relevant documents comprises one of document count order, alphabetical order, and time order.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the documents comprise subject matter related to one or more fields comprising malpractice, intellectual property, medical, expert testimony, legal, pharmaceutical, regulatory filings, health and safety, and environmental.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein the documents comprise one or more of drawings, 3-D images, video, and text.

11. A computer-implemented method for identifying and visualizing relevant data, comprising:

analyzing a set of documents for an predetermined audience;

determining one or more topics of the documents;

identifying those documents most relevant to the audience based on at least one of the topics associated with the documents; and

designing an interactive presentation by organizing the most relevant documents and generating a display that emphasizes the organized most relevant documents.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

determining the most relevant documents, comprising;

providing filter options for the document set, wherein each filter option comprises one of the topics;

receiving from a user one of the filter options; and

selecting the documents that satisfy the query as the most relevant documents.

13. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

identifying the document set, comprising;

receiving a query; and

identifying documents that satisfy the query as the set of documents.

14. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

sorting the most relevant documents.

15. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

personalizing the interactive presentation based on the audience.

16. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

generating the interactive presentation by transforming the most relevant documents to a different format.

17. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

ordering the most relevant documents sequentially within the display.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the sequential order of the most relevant documents comprises one of document count order, alphabetical order, and time order.

19. A method according to claim 11, wherein the documents comprise subject matter related to one or more fields comprising malpractice, intellectual property, medical, expert testimony, legal, pharmaceutical, regulatory filings, health and safety, and environmental.

20. A method according to claim 11, wherein the documents comprise one or more of drawings, 3-D images, video, and text.