Systems and methods for multiple document version collaboration and management

• US 10,025,782 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2013
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Freedom Solutions Group, LLC
• Original Assignee: Litera Technology LLC
• Inventors: Massand, Deepak
• Primary Examiner(s): PYO, MONICA M
• Application Number:
  US13/920,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372370A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,855 Days
• Field of Search: 707607-609
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1873 Versioning file systems, temporal file systems, e.g. file system supporting different historic versions of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with various disclosed embodiments provide for managing and collaborating information over a computer network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed for managing documents over a network. The system may include a storage device and one or more processors. The processor(s) may receive a first version of a document from a client. The processor(s) may create, in a document log, an entry associated with the first version of the document. The processor(s) may receive a request from a remote computer that is displaying in an interface a second version of the document, and the request may include a request for information from one or more entries in the document log. The processor(s) may provide to the remote computer, for displaying in a display window in the interface, information from one or more entries in the document log.

Claims

1. A computer-based system for managing documents over a network, comprising:

a storage device storing software instructions; and

a memory coupled to one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations including;

receiving a first version of a document from a first client,

creating, in a document log, an entry associated with the first version of the document, wherein the document log contains multiple entries, each entry corresponding to a different version of the document and identifying the date and storage location of such different version of the document,

receiving, from a remote computer that is displaying in an interface a second version of the document, a request for information from one or more entries in the document log, wherein the remote computer is the first client or a second client different from the first client, and

providing to the remote computer, instructions for displaying a display window and information from one or more entries in the document log, wherein the display window is displayed as superimposed over a portion of the interface associated with the one or more entries included in the request for information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the entries in the document log contain information reflecting one or more differences in content between different versions of the document.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the display window displays information reflecting one or more differences in content between different versions of the document.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is initiated by a user on the remote computer hovering or clicking a cursor on a section of the second version of the document.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the display window displays redline data indicating one or more redline changes between different versions of the section of the second version of the document.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display window displays a set of comparison pages, wherein each comparison page in the set includes redline data indicating one or more redline changes between one different version of the document and another different version of the document.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the software instructions to perform operations including:

receiving a request from the remote computer to view one of the comparison pages in the set of comparison pages, and

displaying in a display window the comparison page requested by the remote computer.

8. A computer-based method for managing documents over a network, comprising:

providing from a first client, to a document collaboration platform, a first version of a document,

displaying, in an interface at a remote computer, a second version of the document, wherein the remote computer is the first client or a second client different from the first client,

sending from the remote computer, to the document management platform, a request for information from one or more entries in a document log, wherein the document log contains multiple entries, each entry corresponding to a different version of the document and identifying the date and storage location of such different version of the document, and

displaying, in a display window in the interface, information from one or more entries in the document log, wherein the display window is displayed as superimposed over a portion of the interface associated with the one or more entries included in the request for information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the entries in the document log contain information reflecting one or more differences in content between different versions of the document.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the display window displays information reflecting one or more differences in content between different versions of the document.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the request is initiated by a user hovering or clicking a cursor on a section of the second version of the document displayed in the interface.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the display window displays redline data indicating one or more redline changes between different versions of the section of the second version of the document.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the display window displays a set of comparison pages, wherein each comparison page in the set displays redline data indicating one or more redline changes between one different version of the document and another different version of the document.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

initiating a request to view one of the comparison pages in the set of comparison pages, and

displaying in a display window the comparison page requested by the remote computer.

15. A computer-based method for managing documents over a network, comprising:

receiving a first version of a document from a first client,

creating, in a document log, an entry associated with the first version of the document, wherein the document log contains multiple entries, each entry corresponding to a different version of the document and identifying the date and storage location of such different version of the document,

receiving, from a remote computer that is displaying in an interface a second version of the document, a request for information from one or more entries in the document log, wherein the remote computer is the first client or a second client different from the first client, and

providing to the remote computer, instructions for displaying a display window and information from one or more entries in the document log, wherein the display window is displayed as superimposed over a portion of the interface associated with the one or more entries included in the request for information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the display window displays information reflecting one or more differences in content between the different versions of the document.