Knowledge management tool

• US 8,938,435 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2007
• Issued: 01/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Swaminathan, Kishore, Liongosari, Edy S., Dempski, Kelly L., Kurth, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen, Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hershley, Mark E
• Application Number:
  US12/005,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,581 Days
• Field of Search: 707/101, 707/705, 707/706, 707/722, 707/736, 707/758, 707/797, 707/748, 715/834, 715/205, 705/27, 705/5, 709/219
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2471 Distributed queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/944 Business related
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/966 Distributed
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for managing data across an enterprise. A request for information is received from a user. Data relating to the user request is searched for in at least two geographically separated information repositories. The results of the search are presented to the user. The user is allowed to browse through additional data of the information repositories. Links between data items and other data entries in the information repositories are created according to relationships the data items have to the other data entries.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for managing data across an enterprise, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a request for information from a user;

(b) searching, with a processor, for data relating to the user request in at least two geographically separated information repositories;

(c) presenting results of the search to the user and allowing the user to select a result of the search;

(d) allowing the user to browse through additional data of the information repositories;

(e) creating links when the request for information from the user is received, wherein the links are created between the data and the additional data in the information repositories according to relationships of the data and the additional data; and

(f) displaying the created links between the data and the additional data as nodes arranged in a tree format.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a chart showing statistics about data in the information repositories.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request for information is about a person, and where data relating to at least one of clients, topics, documents, and projects about which that person has made entries into the information repositories is output to the user.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user is allowed to select a category as part of the request for information for limiting the results of the search, wherein the category is selected from the group consisting of:

person, document, topic, project, and client.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the results of the search include abstracts of the data found during the search.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of preparing a dossier including people, prior documents, and past projects pertaining to the requested information.

7. A computer hardware memory including a program embodied on computer readable medium for managing data across an enterprise, comprising:

(a) a code segment executed by a processor, the code segment receives a request for information from a user;

(b) a code segment that searches for data relating to the user request in at least two geographically separated information repositories;

(c) a code segment that presents results of the search to the user and allows the user to select a result of the search;

(d) a code segment that allows the user to browse through additional data of the information repositories;

(e) a code segment that creates links when the request for information from the user is received, wherein the links are created between the data and the additional data in the information repositories according to relationships of the data and the additional data; and

(f) a code segment that displays the created links between the data and the additional data as nodes arranged in a tree format.

8. The computer usable medium as recited in claim 7, further comprising a code segment that generates a chart showing statistics about data in the information repositories.

9. The computer usable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the request for information is about a person, and wherein data relating to at least one of clients, topics, documents, and projects about which that person has made entries into the information repositories is output to the user.

10. The computer usable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the user is allowed to select a category as part of the request for information for limiting the results of the search, wherein the category is selected from the group consisting of:

person, document, topic, project, and client.

11. The computer usable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the results of the search include abstracts of the data found during the search.

12. The computer usable medium as recited in claim 7, further comprising a code segment that prepares a dossier including people, prior documents, and past projects pertaining to the requested information.

13. A system for managing data across an enterprise, comprising:

(a) logic executed by a processor, the logic receives a request for information from a user;

(b) logic that searches for data relating to the user request in at least two geographically separated information repositories;

(c) logic that presents results of the search to the user and allows the user to select a result of the search;

(d) logic that allows the user to browse through additional data of the information repositories;

(e) logic that creates links when the request for information from the user is received, wherein the links are created between the data and the additional data in the information repositories according to relationships of the data and the additional data; and

(f) a code segment that displays the created links between the data and the additional data as nodes arranged in a tree format.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising logic that generates a chart showing statistics about data in the information repositories.

15. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the request for information is about a person, and wherein data relating to at least one of clients, topics, documents, and projects about which that person has made entries into the information repositories is output to the user.

16. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the user is allowed to select a category as part of the request for information for limiting the results of the search, wherein the category is selected from the group consisting of:

person, document, topic, project, and client.

17. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the results of the search include abstracts of the data found during the search.

18. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising logic that prepares a dossier including people, prior documents, and past projects pertaining to the requested information.