Method and System for Analyzing Data Related to an Event
A system and method for analyzing data from a plurality of computer environments. A user may search for computer environments that meet a certain criterion. The computer environments are authenticated and data is copied from the computer environments to a memory location. The data may be marked so that a user may determine which computer environment provided the data. The user may add notations to the data during a review. Changes to data on the computer environments may be provided to a user using a syndication feed.
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21 . A method of analyzing data related to an event comprising:
(a) copying data from a plurality of storage locations to a single memory location;
(b) converting the data to a user-defined format;
(c) storing the data in a database;
(d) receiving notations from a user concerning the data; and
(e) storing the notations in the database.
22 . The method of claim 21 wherein the plurality of storage locations are coupled to the single memory location through a network.
23 . The method of claim 21 further comprising providing an interface to the user which displays the database to the user.
24 . The method of claim 23 further comprising defining the interface based on user input.
25 . The method of claim 24 wherein the user input comprises a request for defined radio buttons.
26 . The method of claim 25 wherein the user input further comprises a request for defined text boxes.
27 . The method of claim 26 wherein the notations comprise text entered into the text boxes.
28 . The method of claim 27 wherein the notations further comprise selected radio buttons.
29 . The method of claim 28 further comprising recording notations in the database for every record viewed by the user.
30 . The method of claim 21 wherein the notations comprise user-defined labels.
31 . The method of claim 21 further comprising searching the database based on a user-defined search query.
32 . A method for annotating data comprising:
(a) searching for files on storage devices coupled to a user computer;
(b) copying the files to a memory location;
(c) converting the files to a user-defined format; and
(d) attaching user comments to the files.
33 . The method of claim 32 wherein only files of a file type specified by the user are copied to the memory location.
34 . The method of claim 32 wherein the user-defined format is extensible markup language.
35 . The method of claim 32 further comprising sorting the files based on user-defined criteria.
36 . The method of claim 35 further comprising sorting the files wherein the user comments comprise labels that are applied to a sorted category of files.
37 . The method of claim 32 wherein the user comments comprise free-form text.
38 . The method of claim 32 wherein the user comments comprise the username of the user that viewed each file.
39 . The method of claim 32 further comprising sorting the files based on the user comments.
40 . The method of claim 32 further comprising creating a report for the user based on the user comments.
41 . A system of analyzing data comprising:
(a) means for copying data from a plurality of storage locations to a single memory location;
(b) means for converting the data to a user-defined format;
(c) means for storing the data in a database;
(d) means for receiving notations from a user concerning the data; and
(e) means for storing the notations in the database.
42 . The system of claim 41 wherein the notations are stored in the database as data objects.
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