Method and system for annotating documents using an independent annotation repository
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to separately manage an original document and annotations for the original document, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
a second computer code device configured to create at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
a third computer code device configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a fourth computer code device configured to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository containing a workflow message trigger activated by adding the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating workflow messages based on adding annotations to a file repository or database independent of an original document that they annotate. By separately storing the annotations in a searchable annotation repository, original documents can be preserved unchanged while still providing the ability to comment on the original document. By generating workflow messages, a system can track who has reviewed a document, whose proposed changes and/or comments require action by another person, and if everyone has reviewed the documents within the time constraints established.
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to separately manage an original document and annotations for the original document, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
a second computer code device configured to create at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
a third computer code device configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a fourth computer code device configured to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository containing a workflow message trigger activated by adding the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(a) receiving an original document stored in a first file repository;
(b) creating at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
(c) overlaying the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
(d) sending the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository containing a workflow message trigger activated by adding the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for separately managing an original document and annotations for the original document, the system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
an input device configured to create at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
an overlay circuit configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a transmitter configured to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository containing a workflow message trigger activated by adding the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to a second file repository.
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