Systems and methods for providing adaptive tools for enabling collaborative and integrated decision-making

• US 7,299,217 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2003
• Issued: 11/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Owen Software Development Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Owen Software Development Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Oni, Adeboyejo A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo; Tim
• Assistant Examiner(s): DWIVEDI, MAHESH H
• Application Number:
  US10/657,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20040133546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,533 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 705/10, 705/14, 705/23
• US Class Current: 707/754
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/942 Legal/academic
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing

Abstract

A system and method for presenting data relating to at least one individualized instructional program, comprising: receiving filtering criteria, accessing at least one repository of data relating to the individualized instructional program, and identifying data responsive to the filtering criteria.

Claims

1. A method for presenting data relating to at least one individualized instructional program, the method comprising:

generating first filtering criteria utilizing user attributes;

accessing at least one database relating to the at least one individualized instructional program, the at least one database comprising modules;

determining a start table, the start table determined by a module a user chose when the user began accessing the at least one database;

applying the first filtering criteria to the start table to generate any primary documents, the first filtering criteria comprising user attribute variables representing primary intra-module filter accessing and filtering information only within any one module;

applying second filtering criteria based on the first filtering criteria to generate any secondary documents, the second filtering criteria comprising inter-module secondary filtering information in at least two modules, the at least two modules including the module utilized to generate any primary documents; and

continuously adapting the first and second filtering criteria to generate a unique end table to fit an adapting user profile, the unique end table populated by any generated primary or secondary documents.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying of the second filtering criteria further comprises determining if the first filtering criteria is closely related to information in at least one module being searched, the at least one module being a module other than the module utilized in the first filtering criteria, and if the first filtering criteria is closely related, designating a high value factor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the first filtering criteria and the information in the at least one module being searched are not closely related, determining if the first filtering criteria and the information in the at least one module being searched are loosely related, and if so, designating a low value factor.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein if the information in the at least one module contains new content;

selecting another item from the information in the at least one module;

applying the generated first filtering criteria;

determining if at least one preclusive condition has been met; and

if at least one preclusive condition has been met, designating the item as not meeting the filtering criteria.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein if at least one preclusive condition has not been met, determining if a degree is higher than a specified threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein if the degree is determined to be higher than the specified threshold, an item is considered to meet the filtering criteria.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein if the degree is not higher than the specified threshold, determining if there at least one table exists deeper in a history that has not been processed.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein if at least one table does not exist deeper in the history that has not been processed, the table is designated as not meeting the first filtering criteria.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein if at least one table exists deeper in the history that has not been processed, the table is designated as a new table with new content, and from which primary or secondary documents have not yet been generated.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first filtering criteria related to user attribute variables comprises information from at least one of:

education;

careers; and

personal attributes.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising utilizing a graphical user interface that adapts to a user profile.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising extracting the first filtering criteria by capturing at least one user reaction to at least one self-assessment instrument.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first criteria is created by capturing and processing user reactions.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising discovering intersections among at least two instruments and assigning meaning to the intersections.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one database is an updatable database.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein data in at least two databases is integrated into a database to produce a dynamic intersection of options.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the individualized instructional program comprises information from more than one institution.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the individualized instructional program comprises information available on the Internet.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising customizing display information to match current user profile information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein customizing the display information to match the current user profile information comprises a personal agent factor.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the personal agent factor comprises:

organizing and reporting customized user profile information; and

assigning display information to customized user profile information.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the user profile information is related to the individualized instructional program.

23. A system for presenting data relating to at least one individualized instructional program, the system comprising a program configured to operate with a processor, the program capable of:

generating first filtering criteria utilizing user attributes;

accessing at least one database relating to the at least one individualized instructional program, the at least one database comprising modules;

determining a start table, the start table determined by a module a user chose when the user began accessing the at least one database;

applying the first filtering criteria to the start table to generate any primary documents, the first filtering criteria comprising user attribute variables representing primary intra-module filter accessing and filtering information only within any one module;

applying second filtering criteria based on the first filtering criteria to generate any secondary documents, the second filtering criteria comprising inter-module secondary filtering information in at least two modules, the at least two modules including the module utilized to generate any primary documents; and

continuously adapting the first and second filtering criteria to generate a unique end table to fit an adapting user profile, the unique end table populated by any generated primary or secondary documents.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein generating the second filtering criteria further comprises determining if the first filtering criteria and the information in at least one module being searched are closely related, and if so, designating a high value factor.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising determining if the first filtering criteria and the information in at least one module being searched are closely related, and if so, designating a high value factor.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising:

applying the generated first filtering criteria;

determining if at least one preclusive condition has been met; and

if at least one preclusive condition has been met, designating the item as not meeting the filtering criteria.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising determining if a degree is higher than a specified threshold.

28. The system of claim 26, further comprising determining if there at least one table exists deeper in history that has not been processed.

29. The system claim 23, wherein at least one key personal attribute is discovered and added to the filtering criteria.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein the first filtering criteria comprises information from at least one of:

careers; and

personal attributes.

31. The system of claim 23, further comprising an interface that adapts to a user profile.

32. The system of claim 23, further comprising extracting an accurate user profile by capturing at least one user reaction to at least one question.

33. The system of claim 23, wherein data responsive to the first filtering criteria has been filtered across different types of data.

34. The system of claim 23, further comprising customizing display information in a user interface to match the at least one user profile.

35. The system of claim 34, further comprising:

if the current user profile information does not meet criteria of at least one norm user profile, customizing the display information to match the current user profile information.