Methodologies and analytics tools for locating experts with specific sets of expertise
US7792786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and analytics tools for locating experts with specific sets of expertise are disclosed, the method including providing a collection of documents P0; generating categories representing fields of expertise derived from the collection of documents P0; refining the taxonomy of the categories by applying user domain knowledge; extracting structured fields from the collection of documents P0; constructing a contingency table having a first axis defined by the extracted structured fields and a second axis defined by the categories; and using the contingency table to identify a set of experts having a related expertise. The method may also include a network graph analysis that aids visualization of the relationship between people and expertise.
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