Document stream operating system
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1. A computer program for organizing one or more data units, comprising:
- means for receiving one or more of the data units, each data unit associated with one or more chronological indicators; and
means for linking each of the data units according to the chronological indicators to generate one or more streams of data units.
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Abstract
A document stream operating system and method is disclosed in which: (1) documents are stored in one or more chronologically ordered streams; (2) the location and nature of file storage is transparent to the user; (3) information is organized as needed instead of at the time the document is created; (4) sophisticated logic is provided for summarizing a large group of related documents at the time a user wants a concise overview; and (5) archiving is automatic. The documents can include text, pictures, animations, software programs or any other type of data.
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1. A computer program for organizing one or more data units, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more of the data units, each data unit associated with one or more chronological indicators; and
means for linking each of the data units according to the chronological indicators to generate one or more streams of data units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of organizing one or more data units, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more data units, each data unit associated with one or more chronological indicators; and
linking each of the data units according to the chronological indicators to generate one or more streams of data units. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for organizing electronic documents comprising:
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a main stream comprising a plurality of documents, each having a timestamp;
a plurality of document representations, each associated with one document in the plurality of documents and comprising information about the document including its timestamp; and
means for displaying one or more of the document representations in a chronological order based on their respective timestamps. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for organizing documents comprising:
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a main stream comprising a plurality of documents, each having a timestamp;
a plurality of document representations, each associated with one document in the plurality of documents and comprising information about the document including its timestamp;
at least one substream that identifies one or more of the plurality of documents in the main stream;
means for selecting a time in the past, present or future; and
means for displaying a portion of the plurality of document representations associated with the documents in one of the main stream and the at least one substream in a chronological order based on their respective timestamps;
wherein the first document representation displayed by the means for displaying is determined by the means for selecting. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for organizing electronic documents comprising:
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creating a main stream comprising a plurality of documents, each having a timestamp;
generating a plurality of document representations, each associated with one document in the plurality of documents and comprising information about the document including its timestamp; and
displaying one or more of the document representations in a chronological order based on their respective timestamps. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for organizing documents comprising:
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creating a main stream comprising a plurality of documents, each having a timestamp;
generating a plurality of document representations, each associated with one document in the plurality of documents and comprising information about the document including its timestamp;
generating at least one substream that identifies one or more of the plurality of documents in the main stream;
selecting a time in the past, present or future; and
displaying a portion of the plurality of document representations associated with the documents in one of the main stream and the at least one substream in a chronological order based on their respective timestamps;
wherein the first document representation displayed is determined by the selected time. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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