Method and System for Analyzing Data Related to an Event

Abstract

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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