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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
David Andrew Brooks, Providence, RI (US);
Hong Dai, Westford, MA (US);
Craig Richard Wolpert, Holliston, MA (US);
Eric Leonard Masselle, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Andrew Brooks, Providence, RI (US);
Hong Dai, Westford, MA (US);
Craig Richard Wolpert, Holliston, MA (US);
Eric Leonard Masselle, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described are a method and apparatus for searching for user relevant information in content repositories using community search scopes. According to the method, a user is presented with a selection of search scopes in which the user is a member. The user selects one of the search scopes according to the desired information and provides a search request that can include, for example, keywords, phrases and data attributes. Searching is performed in each content repository assigned to the search scope if the user is a member of the content repository. Relevant information found in the search content repositories is presented to the user.