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Title: Storing and managing information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1078138

Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC0576RLO1830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
8,271,461
Application Number:
12/688,983
OSTI ID:
1078138
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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