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Method and apparatus for generating ordered user expert lists for a shared digital document

US9619481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2014
Grant dateApr 11, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/176
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method and apparatus for generating ordered user expert lists for a shared digital document. The method comprises accessing a digital document, wherein the digital document relates to one or more topics; generating a list of expert students, wherein the expert students have authored one or more annotations relating to a topic similar to a topic in the digital document; ordering the list of expert students according to a rank, wherein the rank identifies a level of expertise of the expert students; and presenting the ordered list of expert students, where the ordered list comprises a pre-defined number of expert students with a level of expertise meeting a predefined threshold.

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