Content analysis and correlation

• US 8,296,297 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus Software, Inc. (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Novell Incorporated (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Green, Tammy, Carter, Stephen R., Isaacson, Scott Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hwa, Shyue Jiunn
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US12/346,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20100169314A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,393 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/345 Summarisation for human users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

A content analysis and correlation service system can include a summary manager service for generating content correlation summaries, wherein the generated content correlation summaries are based on discovered content and analyzed content based on the discovered content. The system can include a content search manager service for generating the discovered content based on search criteria and correlation criteria and a semantic analysis service for generating the analyzed content based on the discovered content. The system can also include a data store for storing the generated content correlation summaries and a notification service for providing notifications based on the generated content correlation summaries.

Claims

1. A content analysis and correlation service system, comprising:

a machine having a display;

a summary manager service implemented in a tangible, machine-readable medium and configured to generate a plurality of content correlation summaries that are based at least in part on discovered content corresponding to a persona and analyzed content corresponding to the discovered content, the persona having a semantic position based on a plurality of state vectors within a topological vector space;

a data store of the machine configured to store the generated plurality of content correlation summaries;

a semantic analysis service configured to generate the analyzed content;

a content search manager service configured to generate the discovered content based at least in part on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria, wherein the content search manager service is configured to generate the discovered content via a plurality of interactions with a plurality of search engines using at least some of the plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria; and

a dashboard utility configured to graphically display information pertaining to at least some of the generated content correlation summaries by displaying on the display a plurality of status arrows that show how the discovered content relates to the semantic position of the persona.

2. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, wherein the semantic analysis service is configured to generate the analyzed content based at least in part on a plurality of semantic abstracts, wherein the plurality of semantic abstracts are based at least in part on the discovered content and at least one of persona information and community information corresponding to the persona.

3. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 2, wherein the community content comprises information pertaining to the persona'"'"'s involvement with an online community.

4. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising at least one identity service configured to generate the persona.

5. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria is developed by a user via a graphical user interface (GUI).

6. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 1, further comprising a notification service configured to provide a notification based on the generated plurality of content correlation summaries.

7. The content analysis and correlation service system of claim 6, wherein the notification provides the user with information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

searching content on a network based on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria and storing results as discovered content corresponding to a persona, the persona having a semantic position based on a plurality of state vectors within a topological vector space;

performing a semantic analysis on at least part of the discovered content, wherein performing the semantic analysis comprises creating at least one semantic abstract corresponding to the discovered content, and wherein the at least one semantic abstract is based on a plurality of dominant vectors and a plurality of dominant phrase vectors;

based at least in part on the discovered content and results of the semantic analysis, generating a plurality of content correlation summaries, wherein generating the plurality of content correlation summaries is also based at least in part on information pertaining to a persona;

sending a notification to a user of the at least one persona, wherein the notification provides the user with at least one of information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event and information pertaining to a difference between the consensus and the persona; and

displaying information pertaining to the plurality of content correlation summaries.

9. A content analysis and correlation system, comprising:

a machine having a display;

a content search module implemented in a tangible, machine-readable medium and configured to determine discovered content by searching at least one of public content and private content based at least in part on a plurality of search criteria and correlation criteria, wherein the discovered content corresponds to a persona having a semantic position based on a plurality of state vectors within a topological vector space;

a semantic analysis module implemented in the tangible, machine-readable medium and configured to generate analyzed content based at least in part on the discovered content;

a summary generation module implemented in the tangible, machine-readable medium and configured to generate a plurality of content correlation summaries based at least in part on the discovered content and the analyzed content; and

a dashboard utility configured to use the display of the machine to display information pertaining to at least some of the plurality of content correlation summaries by displaying on the display a plurality of status arrows that show how the discovered content relates to a semantic position of at least one persona corresponding to a user.

10. The content analysis and correlation system of claim 9, further comprising a notification module configured to provide the user with information pertaining to a consensus pertaining to an event.

11. The content analysis and correlation system of claim 9, further comprising a notification module configured to provide the user with information pertaining to a difference between the consensus and the persona.