System and method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository
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1. A method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
- identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository;
tracking an amount of time each unique user has a document open to create a set of document open time values; and
determining document usefulness based on a comparison of the document open time values for the unique users.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users. The system and method includes the operation of identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository. Another operation is tracking an amount of time each unique user has a document open to create a set of document open time values. Document usefulness is then determined based on a comparison of the document open time values for the unique users.
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1. A method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
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identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; tracking an amount of time each unique user has a document open to create a set of document open time values; and determining document usefulness based on a comparison of the document open time values for the unique users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
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identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; tracking a document open time for each unique user who opens a document to create a set of document open time values; selecting a time value reference point for the set of document open time values, which time value reference point indicates that a document opened by a unique user is useful; comparing the document open time for the document to the time value reference point; and determining document usefulness based on a difference between the document open time and the time value reference point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
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identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; tracking a document open time that each unique user has the document open to create a set of document open time values; finding a median time value from the set of document open time values to indicate that a document opened by a unique user is useful; and calculating a time difference between the open time and the median time value; and determining document usefulness based on whether the document time difference is within a standard deviation from the median time value.
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14. A method for identifying useful content in a knowledge repository accessed by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
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identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; tracking an amount of time each unique user has the document open to create a set of document open time values; and determining document usefulness based on whether a substantial portion of the document was read by the user as indicated by the amount of time each unique user has the document open. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for identifying useful content accessed by a plurality of users, comprising:
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a knowledge repository configured to contain documents which can be accessed by the plurality of users; a web interface configured to communicate with users and identify each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; a document management module configured to track an amount of time each unique user has a document open to create a set of document open time values; and a document usefulness process configured to determine document usefulness based on a comparison of the document open time values for the unique users. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for identifying useful content accessed by a plurality of users, comprising:
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a knowledge repository means for storing documents to be accessed by the plurality of users; an interface means for communicating with users and identifying each unique user that accesses a document in the knowledge repository; a management means for tracking an amount of time each unique user has a document open to create document open time values; and a usefulness means for determining document usefulness based on an individual document open time value as compared to the document open time values for the unique users.
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