Tag management system

Abstract

A data resolution system provides users with the ability to access and create associations between data items tagged in documents as part of an initial process of identifying data items to be tagged in the documents. Thus, the user that is adding tags to the documents is able to identify related data items from other data sources and create links with those data sources. This ability to identify links at the time of tagging reduces the need for later searching of data sources for related data items. Additionally, the system automatically stores information regarding each link so that information regarding the linked data items may be viewed alongside the original document and/or further information regarding the linked data item is easily accessible. Data items that are tagged in a document may be associated with data items representing the same object, but with different identifiers, names, etc. in external data sources.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computerized method, performed by a computing system having one or more hardware computer processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable storage device storing software instructions executable by the computing system to perform the computerized method comprising:
 providing a user interface displaying at least a portion of a first document;   receiving, from a user, selection of information within a portion of the first document;   creating a first tag to associate with the selected information, the first tag comprising one or more properties representing the selected information;   creating or identifying a data object associated with the selected information;   determining a data source having additional information associated with the data object;   identifying in the data source the additional information associated with the data object;   updating the data object to include a second tag associated with at least a portion of the additional information; and   displaying an indication of at least some of the selected information and additional information in the user interface.   
     
     
         2 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the data source is a second document. 
     
     
         3 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the displayed indication of at least some of the additional information includes a selectable link to the data source. 
     
     
         4 . The computerized method of  claim 3 , wherein selection of the selectable link causes the user interface to be updated with at least a portion of the additional information associated with the data object. 
     
     
         5 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag comprise the location of the selected information within the first document. 
     
     
         6 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag comprise the time of creation of the tag. 
     
     
         7 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the data source is automatically determined based on the one or more properties representing the selected information. 
     
     
         8 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag include one or more of a name, an identifier, or characteristic of the selected information. 
     
     
         9 . The computerized method of  claim 1 , wherein creating the first tag comprises manipulating the metadata associated with the first document. 
     
     
         10 . A computing system comprising:
 a hardware computer processor; and   a non-transitory computer readable medium having software instructions stored thereon, the software instructions executable by the hardware computer processor to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
 providing a user interface displaying at least a portion of a first document; 
 receiving, from a user, selection of information within a portion of the first document; 
 creating a first tag to associate with the selected information, the first tag comprising one or more properties representing the selected information; 
 creating or identifying a data object associated with the selected information; 
 determining a data source having additional information associated with the data object; 
 identifying in the data source the additional information associated with the data object; 
 updating the data object to include a second tag associated with at least a portion of the additional information; and 
 displaying an indication of at least some of the selected information and additional information in the user interface. 
   
     
     
         11 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the data source is a second document. 
     
     
         12 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the displayed indication of at least some of the additional information includes a selectable link to the data source. 
     
     
         13 . The computing system of  claim 12 , wherein selection of the selectable link causes the user interface to be updated with at least a portion of the additional information associated with the data object. 
     
     
         14 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag comprise the location of the selected information within the first document. 
     
     
         15 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag comprise the time of creation of the tag. 
     
     
         16 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the data source is automatically determined based on the one or more properties representing the selected information. 
     
     
         17 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more properties of the first tag include one or more of a name, an identifier, or characteristic of the selected information. 
     
     
         18 . The computing system of  claim 10 , wherein creating the first tag comprises manipulating the metadata associated with the first document.