Patent ID: 8984001
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a data processing system, the method comprising: obtaining in the data processing system context information relating to a first user of a product lifecycle management (PLM) system from an interaction between the first user and a second user of the PLM system; receiving in the data processing system input information from the first user and one or more other users of the PLM system; determining, by a processor of the data processing system, a context in which the data processing system is operating based on the context information; determining, by the processor, one or more patterns in user behavior and context to determine relevant information to be applied to future events; performing one of: recording in the data processing system a process performed by at least some of the first user and the one or more other users of the PLM system; comparing in the data processing system the recorded process to a template stored in the data processing system, the template created from a previous process performed by one or more users of the PLM system, the template automatically chosen based at least in part on the determined context; and presenting results of the comparison of the process to the template to at least some of the first user and the one or more other users.