A knowledge information managing apparatus and method that collects and registers knowledge information in a knowledge database, providing users with the convenience of acquiring information efficiently. After the knowledge information is registered, it is then opened in the knowledge database, allowing...http://www.google.com/patents/US6931417?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6931417 - KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION MANAGING APPARATUS, KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION INPUT-OUTPUT APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION MANAGING PROGRAM, AND KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION MANAGING PROGRAM