Patent ID: 7653638

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing a user with an indication of relevant data, the method comprising: receiving from a user, a first user command that identifies a primary concept, wherein said primary concept is a concept selected from a corporate taxonomy, and wherein receiving said first user command accordingly comprises receiving the first user command that identifies the primary concept selected from the corporate taxonomy; receiving from the user, a second user command that identifies material selected from a word processing document, wherein receiving said second user command further comprises receiving a user-initiated instruction that causes a highlighting of a collection of text within the word processing document that is displayed on an output device that is a functional component of a computing device; based on the received first and second user commands from the user, modifying information in a database to indicate a creation or an alteration of an association between the primary concept and the identified material, by a paste command in combination with a copy or cut command, wherein the identified material is the collection of text highlighted within the word processing document in response to the user-initiated instruction; wherein the association between the primary concept and the identified material further includes information as to when the association was created and by whom the association was created; and utilizing a computer processor to provide, based at least in part on the modification to the database, the indication of relevant data is provided based on at least one of a person-to-person association, person-to document association, document-to-document association, wherein providing comprises providing the user with output in the form of a first collection of information visibly rendered as part of a graphical user interface, wherein the indication of relevant data is provided in response to a user initiated query, the indication of relevant data obtained based upon query terms and contextual information reflected in personal data of the user.