Patent ID: 7487471

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a plurality of proposed modifications to a knowledge entity stored within a knowledge base on a host server, the proposed modifications being provided by distinct, discrete client devices external from the host server; displaying in a graphical user interface representations of the proposed modifications, the proposed modifications being spatially positioned to visually indicate that a conflict exists between the proposed modifications; generating weighted values for each of the proposed modifications based on user-inputted values for a plurality of user-adjustable decision criteria; comparing the weighted values against a cut-off value to generate a subset of the proposed modifications including first proposed modifications from the plurality of proposed modifications having weighted values above the cut-off value and the subset not including second proposed modifications having weighted values below the cut-off value; and displaying in the graphical user interface representations of the subset of the proposed modifications, the user-inputted values for the plurality of user-ajustable decision criteria inputted via the graphical user interface.