Patent ID: 7257569
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for evaluating a plurality of document collections, comprising: collecting a plurality of documents having non-unique values on a first shared attribute into a first document collection; collecting a plurality of documents having non-unique values on a second shared attribute into a second document collection; collecting a plurality of documents having non-unique values on at least one additional shared attribute into at least one additional document collection; each said document collection including electronic documents stored in a document management system where each said document is accessible to a plurality of individuals; said attributes being selected from a group of attributes including category and community; a category being a collection of documents about a specific topic, and a community being a collection of documents of interest to a specific group of people; determining and visualizing intersections of said first, second, and any additional document collections; for said communities, said visualizing including: