Method and system for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties, the method comprising the following steps:
- identifying an event which may occur, and in connection therewith identifying a task which needs to be performed based on said event occurring;
identifying one or more parties associated with said event, and further identifying one or more parties involved in carrying out said task;
for each party involved in carrying out said task, determining information available to each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out, and also determining information not yet available but necessary for carrying out said task for each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out;
determining a need for communication of information by one or more of said parties to carry out said task;
determining whether said need for communication of information may be fulfilled based on information available to each said party, and if said need for communication may not be fulfilled, then determining whether said information which is not yet available may be satisfied from an available source and determining a corresponding expense for satisfying said information need; and
prioritizing said expense in relation to other expenses which may be necessary in fulfilling other information sharing needs.
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Abstract
A method and system for using a structured analytical process to model, analyze, plan and improve anticipated flows of information across agencies, department, companies etc. and across different disciplines and jurisdictions. The method includes a structured process for improving the flow of information through need-based communication planning. The method identifies the need for information, describes its availability and specifies the restrictions on its dissemination. It then uncovers information sharing opportunities, generates communication plans, discovers preventable communication breakdowns and prioritizes their remediations.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties, the method comprising the following steps:
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identifying an event which may occur, and in connection therewith identifying a task which needs to be performed based on said event occurring; identifying one or more parties associated with said event, and further identifying one or more parties involved in carrying out said task; for each party involved in carrying out said task, determining information available to each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out, and also determining information not yet available but necessary for carrying out said task for each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out; determining a need for communication of information by one or more of said parties to carry out said task; determining whether said need for communication of information may be fulfilled based on information available to each said party, and if said need for communication may not be fulfilled, then determining whether said information which is not yet available may be satisfied from an available source and determining a corresponding expense for satisfying said information need; and prioritizing said expense in relation to other expenses which may be necessary in fulfilling other information sharing needs.
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2. A method for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties, the method comprising the following steps:
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identifying the scope and parties involved in information transfer for a given information transfer project; defining resources and scenarios for information sharing using terms commonly understood by said parties; identifying constraints on the transfer of information; profiling sources of information for the information transfer project; assembling one or more scenarios, where each scenario is associated with an event and a task in response to said event; identifying one or more parties associated with said event, and further identifying one or more parties involved in carrying out said task; for each party involved in carrying out said task, determining information available to each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out, and also determining information not yet available but necessary for carrying out said task for each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out; determining a need for communication of information not yet available by one or more of said parties to carry out said task; identifying sharing needs by identifying a source of said as yet unavailable information; creating a communications plan which satisfies said sharing need by transferring information from an available source of information to a party in need of said information available from said source. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties, comprising:
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a programmed processor; a memory containing instructions for execution by the programmed processor, the instructions operative to perform the following steps; identifying an event which may occur, and in connection therewith identifying a task which needs to be performed based on said event occurring; identifying one or more parties associated with said event, and further identifying one or more parties involved in carrying out said task; for each party involved in carrying out said task, determining information available to each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out, and also determining information not yet available but necessary for carrying out said task for each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out; determining a need for communication of information by one or more of said parties to carry out said task; determining whether said need for communication of information may be fulfilled based on information available to each said party, and if said need for communication may not be fulfilled, then determining whether said information which is not yet available may be satisfied from an available source and determining a corresponding expense for satisfying said information need; and prioritizing said expense in relation to other expenses which may be necessary in fulfilling other information sharing needs.
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26. A system for analyzing information transfer among a plurality of parties, comprising:
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a programmed processor; a memory containing instructions for execution by the programmed processor, the instructions operative to perform the following steps; identifying the scope and parties involved in information transfer for a given information transfer project; defining resources and scenarios for information sharing using terms commonly understood by said parties; identifying constraints on the transfer of information; profiling sources of information for the information transfer project; assembling one or more scenarios, where each scenario is associated with an event and a task in response to said event; identifying one or more parties associated with said event, and further identifying one or more parties involved in carrying out said task; for each party involved in carrying out said task, determining information available to each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out, and also determining information not yet available but necessary for carrying out said task for each said party involved in carrying out said task prior to said task being carried out; determining a need for communication of information not yet available by one or more of said parties to carry out said task; identifying sharing needs by identifying a source of said as yet unavailable information; creating a communications plan which satisfies said sharing need by transferring information from an available source of information to a party in need of said information available from said source.
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