Patent ID: 6304861
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method of controlling a computer server to enable collaboration between a plurality of users through a narrowing of statements, comprising the acts of:storing groups of statements in a memory, each group of statements comprising at least one statement that explains a phenomena;determining a first subset of groups from the groups of statements;submitting the first subset of groups to a first user at a computer client;receiving a first selection of groups from the first subset of groups from the first user;determining a second subset of groups from the groups of statements;submitting the second subset of groups to a second user at a computer client;receiving a second selection of groups from the second subset of groups from the second user;determining a third subset of groups from the groups of statements in response to the first selection of groups from the first user and the second selection of groups from the second user;submitting the third subset of groups to a third user at a computer client;receiving a selection of statements from the third subset of groups from the third user;determining a proposed group of statements for explaining the phenomena, the proposed group of statements in response to the selection of statements by the third user; andsubmitting the final proposed group of statements to a fourth user at a computer client.