Patent ID: 8825618

Claim:
A computer based data management system, comprising: a first communication link to support transfer of analytic data into said data management system; a second communication link to support data transfer between said data management system and a first user; a third communication link to support data transfer between said data management system and a second user; a processor with program-controlled operation for processing a first data set received from said first communication link and a second data set, wherein said first data set is a different format than said second data set, and wherein said processing comprises converting said first and second data sets to a unified system format; said processor further operable to: generate a report utilizing said processed first and second data sets based on instructions received through said second communication link; modify said report based on instructions received through said third communication link; and calculate said second user's numeric indicia of topical knowledge relative to said first user, wherein said second user's numeric indicia of topical knowledge represents said second user's level of knowledge on a particular topic as compared to said first user's level of knowledge on the same topic.