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Methods and systems for knowledge management
Assignee: Knowledge Horizons Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1998-05-29
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Granted: 2001-01-30
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Expires: 2018-05-29
Abstract
Abstract Methods for knowledge management which may be performed within a data processing system. In one method, documents held in a database are displayed. Usage information relating to each document in the database is accumulated, a usage score is determined based on that information and a relevance value is assigned. The relevance value is then used to sort the documents and a list is presented to the user. Preferably, knowledge related concepts are defined and a profile representing a knowledge requirement of the user is established. A profile score may then be calculated and included in the relevance value. A user score, based on a subjective assessment of the document, may also be included in the relevance value.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Donald Presnell
- 👤 Michael Anthony White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/33; G06F16/335; G06F16/337; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/957; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935; Y10S707/99937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of displaying documents held in a database, including the steps of: accumulating usage information based on prior usage made of each document in the database; determining a usage score for each document based on the usage information; assigning a relevance value to each document based at least in part on the usage score; storing the relevance value to each document based at least in part on the usage score; storing the relevance value with the respective document; sorting the documents according to their relevance values; and displaying to a user of the database a list of at least a portion of the sorted documents.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of displaying documents held in a database, including the steps of: accumulating usage information based on prior usage made of each document in the database; determining a usage score for each document based on the usage information; assigning a relevance value to each document based at least in part on the usage score; storing the relevance value to each document based at least in part on the usage score; storing the relevance value with the respective document; sorting the documents according to their relevance values; and displaying to a user of the database a list of at least a portion of the sorted documents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
The method of claim 1 , further including: establishing and storing a plurality of knowledge related concepts representing a corresponding plurality of subjects, each concept being defined by a set of associated terms which are searchable within documents held in the database; establishing and storing a knowledge related profile representing a knowledge requirement of the user, the profile being defined by at least a first group of concepts selected from the plurality of concepts; searching the database for documents which match at least one of the first group of concepts; and determining a profile score for each matched document indicating how well it matches the profile; and wherein the relevance value is based at least in part on the profile score.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1 , further including: providing means to enable a user to make a subjective assessment of each document and to nominate a rating reflecting how well it matches a knowledge requirement of the user; and determining a user score based on the nominated rating; and wherein the relevance value is based at least in part on the user score.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 2 , further including: providing means to enable a user to make a subjective assessment of each document and to nominate a rating reflecting how well it matches the knowledge requirement; and determining a user score based on the nominated rating; and wherein the relevance value is based at least in part on the user score.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 1 , further including assigning a weighting to each of a plurality of usage types, and wherein the step of accumulating usage information includes determining the number of events for each usage type, and wherein the usage score is determined as a function of the weighting and number of respective events for each usage type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the usage types include reading the document or adding comments to the document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the usage types include printing the document, e-mailing the document or creating links to other documents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , further including defining a minimum relevance value, and wherein the displayed list of documents includes only those documents having a respective relevance value greater than the minimum relevance value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 , further including: determining a retention period for each document based on the respective relevance value for the document; and removing the document from the database upon expiry of the retention period.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of establishing the concepts includes associating with each concept one or more dimensions which indicate the context in which the concept is applied by the user, wherein the step of establishing the profile thereby associates with the profile the dimensions which are associated with the first group of concepts, and wherein the method further includes counting the number of dimensions associated with the profile which are found in each matched document, and wherein the profile score is determined as a function of the number of dimensions found.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the dimensions include companies/organizations, industries, products, locations, topics, time periods and people.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 2 , further including counting the number of the first group of concepts which are found in each matched document, and wherein the profile score is determined as a function of the number of the first group of concepts found.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the step of establishing the profile includes defining a second group of concepts selected from the plurality of conepts, and wherein the method further includes counting the number of the second group of concepts which are found in each matched document, and wherein the profile score is determined, at least in part, as a function of the number of the second group of concepts found.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the step of establishing the profile includes defining a third group of concepts selected from the plurality of concepts; and wherein the displayed list of documents is classified according to the third group of concepts.
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