Knowledge management tool

• US 20080147623A1
• Filed: 12/27/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC), Andersen Consulting (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Dempski, Kelly L., Swaminathan, Kishore, Liongosari, Edy S., Kurth, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,938,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• 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 method for managing data across an enterprise, comprising the steps of:

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

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

(c) presenting results of the search to the user;

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

(e) creating links between data items and other data entries in the information repositories according to relationships the data items have to the other data entries.

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

3. A method as recited in claim 1, 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.

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

6. A 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 program embodied on a computer readable medium for managing data across an enterprise, comprising:

(a) a code segment that 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;

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

(e) a code segment that creates links between data items and other data entries in the information repositories according to relationships the data items have to the other data entries.

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

9. A computer program 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. A computer program 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. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the results of the search include abstracts of the data found during the search.

12. A computer program 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 that 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;

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

(e) logic that creates links between data items and other data entries in the information repositories according to relationships the data items have to the other data entries.

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

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

18. A 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.