Method, system, and program product for discovering relevant information in a dynamic information system

• US 7,844,616 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2007
• Issued: 11/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jackson, James Ernest
• Primary Examiner(s): Ali; Mohammad
• Assistant Examiner(s): HASAN, SYED HAROON
• Application Number:
  US11/668,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,400 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90 Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types

Abstract

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for discovering relevant information in a dynamic information system (DIS). An illustrative method according to the invention includes comparing information provided by the user to information in a network, determining whether the network contains information relevant to the information provided by the user, and displaying to the user an object containing the relevant information.

Claims

1. A method for discovering relevant information in a dynamic information system (DIS), the method comprising:

employing at least one computing device for;

tracking information entered by a user of the DIS;

determining for the user, based on the information entered by the user, an initial appropriate context within which to search for relevant information;

searching for relevant information by;

comparing, within the initial appropriate context, the information entered by the user to information in a network; and

determining whether the network contains information relevant to the information entered by the user;

in the case that it is determined that the network contains information relevant to the information entered by the user;

displaying to the user an object containing the relevant information;

seeking permission from an owner of the object to release his/her identity to the user; and

in the case that permission from the owner is granted, displaying to the user the identity of the owner of the object;

comparing a change to the DIS made by the user with at least one of the following;

a predefined rule or preexisting DIS data;

determining whether the user'"'"'s change complies with at least one of the following;

the predefined rule or the preexisting DIS data;

in the case that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule, performing one of the following;

amending the predefined rule to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule; and

in the case that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data, performing one of the following;

amending the preexisting DIS data to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the DIS includes data, metadata, and rules stored in an asymmetrical navigational database.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data, metadata, and rules are capable of representation in extensible markup language (XML).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the DIS comprises a unified dynamic information system (UDIS).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the DIS comprises a universal description, discovery, and integration system (UDDIS).

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the owner of the object with access to data from the user'"'"'s DIS.

7. A system for discovering relevant information in a dynamic information system (DIS), the system comprising:

at least one computing device;

a system for tracking information entered by a user of the DIS;

a system for determining for the user, based on the information entered by the user, an initial appropriate context within which to search for relevant information;

a system for searching for relevant information by;

comparing, within the initial appropriate context, the information entered by the user to information in a network; and

determining whether the network contains information relevant to the information entered by the user;

a system for displaying to the user an object containing the relevant information;

a system for seeking permission from an owner of the object to release his/her identity to the user;

a system for displaying to the user the identity of the owner of the object;

a system for comparing a change to the DIS made by the user with at least one of the following;

a predefined rule or preexisting DIS data;

a system for determining whether the user'"'"'s change complies with at least one of the following;

the predefined rule or the preexisting DIS data;

a system for performing at least one of the following;

amending the predefined rule to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule; and

a system for performing at least one of the following;

amending the preexisting DIS data to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the DIS includes data, metadata, and rules stored in an asymmetrical navigational database and capable of representation in extensible markup language (XML).

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the DIS comprises at least one of the following:

a unified dynamic information system (UDIS) and a universal description, discovery, and integration system (UDDIS).

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for providing the owner of the object with access to data from the user'"'"'s DIS.

11. A program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium, which when executed, is operable to discover relevant information in a dynamic information system (DIS), the program product comprising:

program code for tracking information entered by a user of the DIS;

program code for determining for the user, based on the information entered by the user, an initial appropriate context within which to search for relevant information;

program code for searching for relevant information by;

comparing, within the initial appropriate context, the information entered by the user to information in a network; and

determining whether the network contains information relevant to the information entered by the user;

program code for displaying to the user an object containing the relevant information;

program code for seeking permission from an owner of the object to release his/her identity to the user;

program code for displaying to the user the identity of the owner of the object;

program code for comparing a change to the DIS made by the user with at least one of the following;

a predefined rule or preexisting DIS data;

program code for determining whether the user'"'"'s change complies with at least one of the following;

the predefined rule or the preexisting DIS data;

program code for performing at least one of the following;

amending the predefined rule to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule; and

program code for performing at least one of the following;

amending the preexisting DIS data to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notifying the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data.

12. The program product of claim 11, wherein the DIS includes data, metadata, and rules stored in an asymmetrical navigational database and capable of representation in extensible markup language (XML).

13. The program product of claim 11, wherein the DIS comprises at least one of the following:

a unified dynamic information system (UDIS) and a universal description, discovery, and integration system (UDDIS).

14. The program product of claim 11, further comprising:

program code for providing the owner of the object with access to data from the user'"'"'s DIS.

15. A method for deploying an application for discovering relevant information in a dynamic information system (DIS), comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

track information entered by a user of the DIS;

determine for the user, based on the information entered by the user, an initial appropriate context within which to search for relevant information;

search for relevant information by;

comparing the information entered by the user to information in a network; and

determining whether the network contains information relevant to the information entered by the user;

display to the user an object containing the relevant information;

seek permission from an owner of the object to release his/her identity to the user;

display to the user the identity of the owner of the object;

compare a change to the DIS made by the user with at least one of the following;

a predefined rule or preexisting DIS data;

determine whether the user'"'"'s change complies with at least one of the following;

the predefined rule or the preexisting DIS data;

in the case that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule, perform at least one of the following;

amend the predefined rule to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notify the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the predefined rule; and

in the case that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data, perform at least one of the following;

amend the preexisting DIS data to comport with the user'"'"'s change or notify the user that the user'"'"'s change does not comply with the preexisting DIS data.