Patent ID: 7386535
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a computer-implemented system, a method for group collaboration through associative filing, in projects, of electronic information including at least one of structured and unstructured electronic data, documentation, and other information, cooperative with native applications that manipulate items comprising the electronic information, the items comprising the electronic information being associatively filed within one or more projects, said group collaboration method comprising at least one of the sequential, non-sequential, and sequence independent steps of: (A) storing at least one project of a plurality of projects, the project referencing a plurality of items comprising the electronic information; (B) associating each of the individual items with a multi-dimensional tag comprising a plurality of classes, and the plurality of classes comprise activities, people, places, objects, and time forming the multi-dimensional tag, wherein associating the individual items includes at least one of suggesting and automatically assigning values for the activities, people, places, objects and time for the items; (C) storing the individual items for later retrieval using the multi-dimensional tag comprising a plurality of classes, and the plurality of classes comprise activities, people, places, objects, and time; (D) determining retrieval criteria, including the multi-dimensional tag for the at least one item of the plurality of items; (E) searching for the at least one item of the plurality of items corresponding to the retrieval criteria, retrieving the at least one item and displaying information characterizing the retrieved at least one item; (F) associating at least one team having at least one member with the at least one project; (G) assigning at least one of a plurality of users as the at least one member of the at least one team; (H) associating at least one functionality, task, job or role with the at least one of the plurality of users assigned to the at least one team; (I) storing the at least one team in association with the at least one project using the multi-dimensional tag comprising a plurality of classes, and the plurality of classes comprise activities, people, places, objects, and time; (J) displaying information characterizing the at least one project and the at least one team associated therewith; (K) selecting at least one of the plurality of items in the at least one project using the multi-dimensional tag comprising a plurality of classes, and the plurality of classes comprise activities, people, places, objects, and time; and (L) displaying information characterizing the item in a native application corresponding therewith.