Patent ID: 7353227
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of analyzing multiple different requests to alter an electronic knowledge repository and generating a proposed modification to the electronic knowledge repository, the method comprising: receiving first and second alteration requests, the first and second alteration requests originating from first and second users, respectively, and specifying first and second proposed alterations, respectively, to information stored in the electronic knowledge repository; assigning to each of the first and second alteration requests a validity index value that represents the desirability of the corresponding proposed alteration, each assigned validity index value being determined using data pertaining to the particular user from which the alteration request originated; analyzing the first and second alteration requests by computing a degree of inconsistency between the first and second proposed alterations, and determining if the degree of consistency exceeds a specified threshold; if the degree of inconsistency exceeds the specified threshold, generating a proposed knowledge repository modification request that includes only one of the first and second proposed alterations, the only one alteration being determined using the validity indexes associated with each of the first and second alteration requests; and forwarding the generated proposed modification request for further processing that determines if and how the knowledge repository is to be changed.