Method and System for Dossiers for Data Units
An illustrative method according to a set of instructions stored on a memory of a computing device includes identifying, by the processor, a plurality of data units associated with a user. The plurality of data units are stored on a plurality of electronic devices. The plurality of data units are accessible through a plurality of platforms. The plurality of data units are a plurality of different data types. The method further includes determining, by the processor, for a first data unit accessible through a first platform, connection data between the first data unit and a second data unit accessible through a second platform. The method further includes generating, by the processor, a dossier for the first data unit, where the dossier includes representative information of the first data unit and the connection data.
1 . A method according to a set of instructions stored on a memory of a computing device, the method comprising:
identifying, by a processor, a plurality of data units associated with a user, wherein
the plurality of data units are stored on a plurality of electronic devices,
the plurality of data units are accessible through a plurality of platforms, and
the plurality of data units are a plurality of different data types;
determining, by the processor, for a first data unit accessible through a first platform, connection data between the first data unit and a second data unit accessible through a second platform; and
generating, by the processor, a dossier for the first data unit, wherein the dossier comprises representative information of the first data unit and the connection data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the processor, on a graphical user interface (GUI), the dossier for the first data unit, wherein the representative information comprises descriptive information relating to the first data unit.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising displaying, by the processor, dossiers for the plurality of data units in a single window of the GUI.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection data indicates a relationship between the user and an originator of the first data unit.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising assigning, by the processor, a heuristic avatar to the dossier that indicates the originator of the first data unit.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein assigning the heuristic avatar comprises identifying, from one of the plurality of platforms, an image to use as the heuristic avatar.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection data indicates a theme of the plurality of data units.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection data indicates an importance of the first data unit.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection data is a recommendation to perform an action relating to the first data unit.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, by the processor, an ontology of the plurality of data units by:
generating a plurality of dossiers for each of the plurality of data units; and
determining a plurality of connection data between the plurality of data units using the plurality of dossiers.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining, by the processor, a ranking for each of the plurality of data units based on the plurality of connection data.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, that a first rank for the first data unit is higher than a third rank for a third data unit; and
displaying, by the processor, on a graphical user interface (GUI), the dossier for the first data unit more prominently than a third dossier for the third data unit.
13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the processor, a tag for the first data unit.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the tag is determined based on the representative information of the first data unit.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the tag is determined based on the connection data.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dossier further comprises a preview of the first data unit.
17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the processor, an accessibility level of the first data unit based on:
a type of electronic device the first data unit is stored on, a file type of the first data unit,
a software application type utilized to display or modify the first data unit,
a size of the first data unit, or
an availability to the processor of the first data unit.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the dossier of the first data unit further comprises the accessibility level.
19 . An apparatus comprising:
a memory;
a processor operatively coupled to the memory; and
a first set of instructions stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
identify a plurality of data units associated with a user, wherein
the plurality of data units are stored on a plurality of electronic devices,
the plurality of data units are accessible through a plurality of platforms, and
the plurality of data units are a plurality of different data types;
determine, for a first data unit accessible through a first platform, connection data between the first data unit and a second data unit accessible through a second platform; and
generate a dossier for the first data unit, wherein the dossier comprises representative information of the first data unit and the connection data.
20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, wherein the instructions comprise:
instructions to identify a plurality of data units associated with a user, wherein
the plurality of data units are stored on a plurality of electronic devices,
the plurality of data units are accessible through a plurality of platforms, and
the plurality of data units are a plurality of different data types;
instructions to determine, for a first data unit accessible through a first platform, connection data between the first data unit and a second data unit accessible through a second platform; and
instructions to generate a dossier for the first data unit, wherein the dossier comprises representative information of the first data unit and the connection data.