Link management of document structures
First Claim
1. A link management system for creating links amongst units of information based on a list of identifiers arranged in an hierarchical order wherein each identifier identifies an associated unit of information, said system comprising:
- means for storing said list of identifiers;
means for examining said list of identifiers to determine the hierarchical order of said identifiers within said list of identifiers;
means for linking a unit of information to at least one other unit of information based on the relative hierarchical order of identifiers including;
an identifier identifying said unit of information; and
another identifier identifying said at least one other unit of information.
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Abstract
Links are managed and units of information are linked based on a list having identifiers placed in a hierarchical order relative to other identifiers, the identifiers for identifying the units of information. Lists are stored and examined to determine the hierarchical order of the identifiers relative to the other identifiers, and a unit of information is linked to at least one other unit of information based on a relative hierarchical order between an identifier identifying the unit of information and another identifier identifying at least one other unit of information.
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21 Claims
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1. A link management system for creating links amongst units of information based on a list of identifiers arranged in an hierarchical order wherein each identifier identifies an associated unit of information, said system comprising:
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means for storing said list of identifiers;
means for examining said list of identifiers to determine the hierarchical order of said identifiers within said list of identifiers;
means for linking a unit of information to at least one other unit of information based on the relative hierarchical order of identifiers including;
an identifier identifying said unit of information; and
another identifier identifying said at least one other unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed on a computer system operationally coupled to computer readable memory for storing a list of identifiers, and said method for creating and managing links amongst units of information based on said list of identifiers arranged in an hierarchical order wherein each identifier identifies an associated unit of information, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing said list of identifiers;
examining said list of identifiers to determine the hierarchical order of said identifiers within said list of identifiers;
linking a unit of information to at least one other unit of information based on the relative hierarchical order of identifiers including;
an identifier identifying said unit of information; and
another identifier identifying said at least one other unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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