Method for managing the annotation of documents
First Claim
1. A method for managing the annotation of a document that comprises the steps of:
- a) preparing an original document;
b) making an original electronic version of the document available to a computer;
c) sending the document to recipients;
d) commenting on the document by one or more of the recipients who received the document;
e) transmitting the comments about the document to the computer by each of the recipients who commented on the document;
f) associating the comments with the original document;
g) separating each of the comments;
h) associating each comment with a location in the original electronic version of the document and i) providing a view on a computer display of the original document with each of the recipients'"'"' comments relative to the locations in the original document without modifying the original document.
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Abstract
A method that incorporates the recipients'"'"' comments to a document while providing an audit trail of the recipients'"'"' comments. An editor prepares an original draft document for comment. Then the editor electronically sends a copy of the original draft to the program, which identifies and registers the document to the program. Then the document is distributed to individual recipients. The individual recipients are requested to send their comments to the program, via email, fax or voicemail, etc. As commented documents are returned and registered to the editor, the comments on each page are identified and tied to the name of the recipient. The editor may now use the program to review the original document and all changes for each page, presented simultaneously by the program. All of the comments of all of the recipients may be presented simultaneously on one screen, allowing rapid comparison of comments and ensuring all comments about a page are seen at the same time.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for managing the annotation of a document that comprises the steps of:
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a) preparing an original document;
b) making an original electronic version of the document available to a computer;
c) sending the document to recipients;
d) commenting on the document by one or more of the recipients who received the document;
e) transmitting the comments about the document to the computer by each of the recipients who commented on the document;
f) associating the comments with the original document;
g) separating each of the comments;
h) associating each comment with a location in the original electronic version of the document and i) providing a view on a computer display of the original document with each of the recipients'"'"' comments relative to the locations in the original document without modifying the original document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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