System and method for discovering knowledge communities
First Claim
1. A processor-based method for discovering knowledge communities, comprising:
- providing user access to a network of documents;
gathering document access data that specifies users who accessed each document in the network of documents;
gathering, for each document in the network of documents, document authorship data that specifies who authored a document and document review data that specifies who reviewed a document;
identifying relationships between users and documents based on the document access data, the document authorship data, and the document review data;
searching, per a search request, the relationships between users and documents to discover related documents; and
displaying results of the search request that show information about a network of users that are linked by common document access patterns to the related documents in the network of documents.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for discovering knowledge communities. Embodiments of the present invention may comprise providing user access to a network of documents, gathering document access data relating to user access of each document in the network of documents and document authorship and review data, and establishing relationships between users and documents based on the document access data and document authorship and review data. Further, embodiments of the present invention may comprise establishing a network of users that are linked by common document access patterns based on the relationships between users and documents, and clustering communities of users within the network.
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1. A processor-based method for discovering knowledge communities, comprising:
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providing user access to a network of documents; gathering document access data that specifies users who accessed each document in the network of documents; gathering, for each document in the network of documents, document authorship data that specifies who authored a document and document review data that specifies who reviewed a document; identifying relationships between users and documents based on the document access data, the document authorship data, and the document review data; searching, per a search request, the relationships between users and documents to discover related documents; and displaying results of the search request that show information about a network of users that are linked by common document access patterns to the related documents in the network of documents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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