Patent ID: 8881028
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for reverse metadata viewing by multiple parties, comprising: receiving from a first user, identifiers of one or more second users; identifying one or more electronic artifacts associated with said one or more second users; determining one or more concerns of said one or more second users based on metadata information in said one or more electronic artifacts, the one or more concerns comprising a subject of interest, wherein the one or more concerns have preset priorities based on user perspectives of said first user and said one or more second users; automatically identifying one or more different perspectives of said one or more second users as related to the one or more concerns to identify mismatch of priorities related to the one or more concerns between the first user and said one or more second users; and enabling the first user to explore said one or more concerns of said one or more second users, wherein said enabling the first user to explore said one or more concerns of said one or more second users comprises: determining one or more related concerns to said one or more concerns of said one or more second users, and determining one or more related users who has the one or more related concerns; and presenting said one or more related concerns and said one or more related users, wherein the step of exploring may be repeated based on further related concerns and associated users, the method further comprising: automatically identifying one or more concerns of the first user, the one or more concerns comprising a subject of interest; automatically identifying said one or more second users who share said one or more concerns of the first user; allowing the first user to select from said automatically identified one or more second users, wherein the receiving step includes receiving from the first user said one or more second users selected by the first user; and alerting the first user of a difference in priorities to the one or more concerns between the first user and the second user.