Patent ID: 8005778
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method employing computer networks for managing information consumption, or knowledge yield, for an organization or group of organizations, comprising of: (a) a survey module for performing a pre-deployment survey for receiving system data related to constraints, variables, rules and other system settings; (b) a self-guided knowledge module for automatically collecting and auditing data on the World Wide Web, Intranet, or wireless device based on the pre-deployment survey data; (c) a input module for receiving a metadata wrapper file, wherein the metadata wrapper file describes relationships in the data collected by the self-guided knowledge module; (d) a management module for managing data flow for the entire organization, wherein the management module manages the predetermined data quality and quantity for the entire organization; (e) a group module for managing data flow for each group of individuals, wherein the group module manages the predetermined quality and quantity for each group of individuals; and (f) and a individual module for each member to continually adjust data consumption.