Method and system for converting expertise based on document usage
First Claim
1. A method for conveying expertise of a first user of a computer system to one or more second users of the computer system, the computer system storing a plurality of documents usable by the first and second users, the method comprising:
- capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by the first user on the computer system;
associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in the sequence of documents used by the first user based on the captured information;
allowing a second user of the computer system to select one of the content areas; and
providing the set of documents associated with a selected content area to the second user.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to cooperative computing environments and information retrieval and management methods and systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for capturing and generating useful information about a user'"'"'s access and use of data on a computer system, such as in the form of documents stored on remote servers, and making such useful information available to others. Documents on the computer system are accessible through a plurality of different methods, such as by specifying an identifier or locator for the document, activating a hyperlink in another document which points to the document, or navigating to the document through navigational commands in an application program such as a browser. The method involves capturing information regarding each of the accessed documents in the set, the information including the method used to access the document, dividing the set of documents into subsets of documents based at least in part on the methods used to access the documents, labeling each subset of documents with a topic, and making the labels and documents accessed available to other users who wish to browse the same documents.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for conveying expertise of a first user of a computer system to one or more second users of the computer system, the computer system storing a plurality of documents usable by the first and second users, the method comprising:
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capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by the first user on the computer system;
associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in the sequence of documents used by the first user based on the captured information;
allowing a second user of the computer system to select one of the content areas; and
providing the set of documents associated with a selected content area to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by each of plurality of first users on the computer system;
associating each sequence of documents with one of the first users; and
associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in each of the sequence of documents based on the captured information, thereby associating a plurality of content areas with each of the first users.
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20. The method of claim 19, comprising allowing the second user to select one of the plurality of first users and allowing the second user to select a content area from the plurality of content areas associated with the selected first user.
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21. The method of claim 19, comprising presenting to the second user a list containing the one or more first users associated with a content area selected by the second user.
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22. The method of claim 21, comprising allowing the second user to select one of the first users from the list of first users associated with the selected content area.
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23. The method of claim 19, wherein the plurality of first users ore organized in a plurality of groups, comprising allowing the second user to select one of the plurality of first user groups and allowing the second user to select a content area associated with one or more of the first users in the selected first user group.
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24. A method for conveying expertise of a plurality of first users of a computer system to one or more second users of the computer system, the computer system storing a plurality of documents usable by the first and second users, the method comprising:
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capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by each of the first users on the computer system;
storing the captured information regarding each sequence of documents in association with the first user;
allowing a second user to select one of the first users; and
providing the sequence of documents associated with a selected first user to the second user.
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25. A system for conveying expertise of a first user to one or more second users, wherein a plurality of documents are accessible for use by the first and second users, the method comprising:
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a logger for capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by the first user on the computer system;
a parser for associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in the sequence of documents used by the first user based on the captured information;
means for accepting a selection by a second user of one of the content areas; and
means for providing the set of documents associated with a selected content area to the second user.
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26. A computer readable medium storing one or more software programs which, when executed, cause a computer to perform a method for conveying expertise of a first user of a computer system to one or more second users of the computer system, the computer system storing a plurality of documents usable by the first and second users, the method comprising:
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capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by the first user on the computer system;
associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in the sequence of documents used by the first user based on the captured information;
allowing a second user of the computer system to select one of the content areas; and
providing the set of documents associated with a selected content area to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by each of plurality of first users on the computer system;
associating each sequence of documents with one of the first users; and
associating a plurality of content areas with a plurality of sets of documents in each of the sequence of documents based on the captured information, thereby associating a plurality of content areas with each of the first users.
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45. The computer readable medium of claim 44, wherein the one or more software programs cause the computer to allow the second user to select one of the plurality of first users and allow the second user to select a content area from the plurality of content areas associated with the selected first user.
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46. The computer readable medium of claim 44, wherein the one or more software programs cause the computer to present to the second user a list containing the one or more first users associated with a content area selected by the second user.
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47. The computer readable medium of claim 46, wherein the one or more software programs cause the computer to allow the second user to select one of the first users from the list of first users associated with the selected content area.
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48. The computer readable medium of claim 46, wherein the plurality of first users are organized in a plurality of groups, wherein the one or more software programs cause the computer to allow the second user to select one of the plurality of first user groups and allow the second user to select a content area associated with one or more of the first users in the selected first user group.
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49. A computer readable medium storing one or more software programs which, when executed, cause a computer to perform a method for conveying expertise of a plurality of first users of a computer system to one or more second users of the computer system, the computer system storing a plurality of documents usable by the first and second users, the method comprising:
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capturing information regarding a sequence of documents used by each of the first users on the computer system;
storing the captured information regarding each sequence of documents in association with the first user;
allowing a second user to select one of the first users; and
providing the sequence of documents associated with a selected first user to the second user.
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