Michelle Lynn Corbin

US Patent:

20060200447, Sep 7, 2006

Filed:

Mar 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/073836

Inventors:

Jana Jenkins - Raleigh NC, US
Michelle Corbin - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707002000

Abstract:

The management of information on a product is provided, in which text information on the product is initially provided for display to a user. In response to a request, graphical information on the product is generated using the product and provided for display to the user. The graphical information can be embedded in the text information or displayed in a separate display window. As a result, the user can selectively determine which graphical information is desired, and the graphical information will be current.

US Patent:

20090063447, Mar 5, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/845687

Inventors:

Michelle Lynn CORBIN - Cary NC, US
Jana Helton JENKINS - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 5, 707E17017

Abstract:

Provided are techniques for updating retrievability aids. A search request including one or more search terms is received. Each of the one or more search terms is captured. A list of topics is provided to a user as search results. User selection of a topic in the list of topics is received. After reviewing the topic, the user adds one or more folksonomy tags to the topic. The one or more folksonomy tags added by the user to the topic are captured. Each of the one or more search terms and each of the one or more folksonomy tags are mapped to the topic. For each of the search terms, based on a number of times that the search term has been used to search for the topic, the search term is added to one or more retrievability aids. For each of the one or more folksonomy tags, based on a number of times that the folksonomy tag has been applied to the topic, the folksonomy tag is added to at least one of the one or more retrievability aids.