Methods and system for providing context sensitive information

US7620621B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Christopher Scott Fuselier · Farmington, US
• John James Dougherty · Newtown, US
• Joseph Fisher · Oakmont, US
• Thomas A. Digate · Fort Wayne, US
• Richard Alan Carpenter · Charlottesville, US
• Bernardo Anger · Charlottesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2009
• Expiry date: May 1, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99933
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system are described for providing context sensitive data to a system user. The method includes the steps of identifying the user and querying databases to create a user context. Information is aggregated from the network databases and filtered using the user context. Providing the correct data needed by the user for that particular time, location and job function.