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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Colin Leonard Bird, Eastleigh, GB;
Andrew Connick, London, GB;
Nicholas James Hill, Southampton, GB;
Mark James Hiscock, Eastleigh, GB;
Sebastian Stein, Ahrensburg, DE;
Stephen Woolley, Winchester, GB;
Colin Leonard Bird, Eastleigh, GB;
Andrew Connick, London, GB;
Nicholas James Hill, Southampton, GB;
Mark James Hiscock, Eastleigh, GB;
Sebastian Stein, Ahrensburg, DE;
Stephen Woolley, Winchester, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for managing resources within an integrated development environment for multiple users. The resources include both content resources and people resources. The method comprises managing a plurality of nodes representing resources. The nodes include content nodes and person nodes. The node contains a resource reference for referencing the resource. The method comprises managing one or more links representing one or more relationships between the resources. Each link comprises node references to identify the nodes in the relationships and an importance value to identify the importance of the relationship. The method further comprises providing an interface for selecting one of the plurality of content nodes or person nodes and estimating, in response to a selected nodes, a node having a likelihood of subsequent selection based on the importance value of its link to the selected nodes. The method comprises providing an interface for selecting said estimated node.