Single entry point access to stored documentation

• US 20040059699A1
• Filed: 09/19/2002
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: McIntyre, Stuart J., Evans, Dennis A.
• Application Number:
  US10/247,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20040059699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

A method for providing a single entry point for accessing installed documentation. The method comprises including an indicator with each document of a plurality of documents. Additionally, the plurality of documents are installed within a memory of a computing device. Furthermore, a determination is made as to which documents have been installed within the memory by using the indicator of each document. The single entry point is generated for accessing the plurality of documents within the memory of the computing device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a single entry point for accessing installed documentation, said method comprising:

including an indicator with each document of a plurality of documents;

installing said plurality of documents within a memory of a computing device;

determining which documents have been installed within said memory by using said indicator of each document; and

generating said single entry point for accessing said plurality of documents within said memory of said computing device.

2. The method as described in claim 1 wherein said single entry point comprises a file.

3. The method as described in claim 2 wherein said file is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file.

4. The method as described in claim 3 wherein said HTML file is accessible via a browser.

5. The method as described in claim 1 wherein said indicator is a specific category of document.

6. The method as described in claim 1 wherein said plurality of documents comprises a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) document, an extensible Markup Language (XML) document, a Microsoft Word document, a WordPerfect document or a SimpleText document.

7. The method as described in claim 1 wherein said installing said plurality of documents within said memory includes installing documents of said plurality of documents within different directories of said memory.

8. A system for providing a single entry point for accessing installed documentation, said system comprising:

means for associating an indicator with each document of a plurality of documents;

means for installing said plurality of documents with a memory of a computing system;

means for ascertaining which documents have been installed within said memory by using said indicator of each document; and

means for creating said single entry point for accessing said plurality of documents within said memory of said computing device.

9. The system as described in claim 8 wherein said single entry point comprises a file.

10. The system as described in claim 9 wherein said file is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file.

11. The system as described in claim 9 wherein said file is accessible via a browser.

12. The system as described in claim 8 wherein said indicator is a specific category of document.

13. The system as described in claim 8 wherein said plurality of documents comprises a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) document, an extensible Markup Language (XML) document, a Microsoft Word document, a WordPerfect document or a SimpleText document.

14. The system as described in claim 8 wherein means for installing said plurality of documents includes means for installing documents of said plurality of documents within different directories of said memory.

15. A computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for causing a system to perform:

affiliating an indicator with each document of a plurality of documents;

storing said plurality of documents within a memory of a computing device;

ascertaining which documents have been installed within said memory by using said indicator of each document; and

creating a single entry point for accessing said plurality of documents within said memory of said computing device.

16. The computer readable medium as described in claim 15 wherein said single entry point comprises a file.

17. The computer readable medium as described in claim 16 wherein said file is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file.

18. The computer readable medium as described in claim 16 wherein said file is accessible via a browser.

19. The computer readable medium as described in claim 15 wherein said indicator is a specific category of document.

20. The computer readable medium as described in claim 15 wherein said plurality of documents comprises a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) document, an extensible Markup Language (XML) document, a Microsoft Word document, a WordPerfect document or a SimpleText document.

21. The computer readable medium as described in claim 15 wherein said storing said plurality of documents within said memory includes storing documents of said plurality of documents within different directories of said memory.