Context-aware, adaptive approach to information selection for interactive information analysis
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1. A computer-implemented method of automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task, comprising the steps of:
- modeling an analytic context, in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of analytic actions performed by a user in conducting an information analysis task and relationships associated with the user'"'"'s analytic actions, wherein analytic actions include data inquiry actions, data synthesis actions, and visual manipulation actions by the user; and
utilizing at least a portion of the user-system cooperatively-modeled analytic context structure to adaptively gather information relevant to a current state of the information analysis task,wherein the step of modeling an analytic context further comprises modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions, andwherein the step of modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions comprises modeling a user analytic action for a particular investigative target as a node of the analytic action graph.
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Abstract
Improved information analysis techniques are disclosed. For example, a computer-implemented method of automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task includes the following steps. An analytic context is modeled in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of user analytic actions and relationships associated therewith. At least a portion of the user-system cooperatively-modeled analytic context structure is utilized to adaptively gather information relevant to a current information analysis task.
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1. A computer-implemented method of automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task, comprising the steps of:
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modeling an analytic context, in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of analytic actions performed by a user in conducting an information analysis task and relationships associated with the user'"'"'s analytic actions, wherein analytic actions include data inquiry actions, data synthesis actions, and visual manipulation actions by the user; and utilizing at least a portion of the user-system cooperatively-modeled analytic context structure to adaptively gather information relevant to a current state of the information analysis task, wherein the step of modeling an analytic context further comprises modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions, and wherein the step of modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions comprises modeling a user analytic action for a particular investigative target as a node of the analytic action graph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method of automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task, comprising the steps of:
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modeling an analytic context, in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of analytic actions performed by a user in conducting an information analysis task and relationships associated with the user'"'"'s analytic actions, wherein analytic actions include data inquiry actions, data synthesis actions, and visual manipulation actions by the user; and utilizing at least a portion of the user-system cooperatvely modeled analytic context structure to adaptively gather information relevant to a current state of the information analysis task, wherein the step of modeling an analytic context further comprises modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions, wherein the step of modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions further comprises cooperatively modeling the relationships of user analytic actions in accordance with the graph, and wherein the step of cooperatively modeling the relationships of user analytic actions further comprises the step of modeling relationships between user analytic actions beyond logical relationships via user annotations in accordance with the graph.
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14. Apparatus for automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) model an analytic context, in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of analytic actions performed by a user in conducting an information analysis task and relationships associated with the user'"'"'s analytic actions, wherein analytic actions include data inquiry actions, data synthesis actions, and visual manipulation actions by the user; and
(ii) utilize at least a portion of the user-system cooperatively-modeled analytic context structure to adaptively gather information relevant to a current state of the information analysis task,wherein the at least one processor is operative to model an analytic context by modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions, wherein modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions comprises modeling a user analytic action for a particular investigative target as a node of the analytic action graph.
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15. An article of manufacture for automatically assisting an analyst in a current information analysis task, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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modeling an analytic context, in a user-system cooperative manner, wherein the analytic context is a structure representative of analytic actions performed by a user in conducting an information analysis task and relationships associated with the user'"'"'s analytic actions, wherein analytic actions include data inquiry actions, data synthesis actions, and visual manipulation actions by the user; and utilizing at least a portion of the user-system cooperatively-modeled analytic context structure to adaptively gather information relevant to a current state of the information analysis task, wherein the step of modeling an analytic context further comprises modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions, and wherein the step of modeling the analytic context as a graph of user analytic actions comprises modeling a user analytic action for a particular investigative target as a node of the analytic action graph.
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