System and method for adaptive knowledge access and presentation

A system for facilitating access and presentation of information to a user, said system comprising:

• a user interface operative to receive a first specification defining a first access level of said user, a second specification defining a first working mode, and a third specification defining a first sub-topic;
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• a knowledge pool including a plurality of knowledge objects;
• a knowledge selector coupled with said user interface and said knowledge pool and operative to select a first selection of at least one relevant of said plurality of knowledge object based on said first, second and third specifications from said knowledge pool and provide said first selection to said user interface;
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• wherein said user interface is further operative to present said first selection to said user.

A knowledge aggregator comprising:

• a knowledge pool, said knowledge pool including a plurality of knowledge objects, each of said plurality of knowledge objects comprising content relevant to at least one sub-topic, oriented to at least one mode of access and appropriate to at least one level of competence;
• an interface operative to receive a specification comprising a level of competence, a mode of access and a sub-topic;
• a process coupled with said interface and said knowledge pool and operative to determine a sequence of said plurality of knowledge objects which are relevant to said sub-topic, oriented to said mode of access and appropriate to said level of competence;
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• wherein said interface is further operative to provide said content of said knowledge objects in said sequence to a display coupled with said interface.

A method of facilitating access and presentation of information to a user, said information being related to the operation and maintenance of an ultrasound system, said method comprising:

• (a) receiving a first specification defining at least a first access level of said user;
• (b) establishing a first working mode and a first sub-topic;
• (c) selecting, from a plurality of knowledge objects, a first selection of at least one relevant knowledge object based on said first access level, said first working mode and said first sub-topic;
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• (d) presenting said first selection to said user.

A method of facilitating access and presentation of information to a user, said information comprising at least one sub-topic being related to the operation and maintenance of an ultrasound system, said method comprising:

• (a) establishing a content display mode;
• (a) establishing a user proficiency level;
• (c) selecting a sub-set of said at least one sub-topic as a function of said content display mode and said user proficiency level;
• (d) receiving a selection of one of said at least one sub-topic from said sub-set;
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• (e) presenting said selected one of said at least one sub-topic.