Web-enabled real-time link selection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A document management system, comprising:
- a database configured to store one or more document trees having a plurality of referential links embedded therein;
a processor configured to communicate with the database and with one or more client devices operable to access selected portions of the one or more document trees and actuate selected links within the accessed portions of the one or more document trees; and
an information control unit coupled to the processor and configured to control a status of the referential links in the accessed portions according to predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A system and method for selective enablement and/or disablement of referential links is disclosed. In one embodiment, a document management system includes a database configured to store document trees having referential links embedded therein, a processor that communicates with the database and with a client device operable to access selected portions of the document trees and actuate selected links, and an information control unit coupled to the processor to control a status of the referential links in the accessed portions according to predetermined criteria. In another embodiment, a method of selectively altering a status of a link includes initiating a document request from a database having a plurality of document trees with embedded referential links, reviewing access information associated with the request, altering the status of a referential link in the requested document based upon the access information, and transferring the document to a client device.
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46 Claims
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1. A document management system, comprising:
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a database configured to store one or more document trees having a plurality of referential links embedded therein;
a processor configured to communicate with the database and with one or more client devices operable to access selected portions of the one or more document trees and actuate selected links within the accessed portions of the one or more document trees; and
an information control unit coupled to the processor and configured to control a status of the referential links in the accessed portions according to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of selectively altering a status of a referential link, comprising:
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initiating a document request from a database that includes a plurality of document trees having embedded referential links;
reviewing access information associated with the document request;
altering the status of one or more referential links in the requested document based upon the access information; and
transferring the requested document to a client device coupled to the database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of selectively linking documents, comprising:
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submitting a document access request for a selected portion of a first document tree having a plurality of referential links embedded therein;
accessing the selected portion of the first document tree;
selecting a referential link in the selected portion; and
determining a status of the link based upon access information associated with the access request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of providing document access to an aircraft operator, comprising:
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initiating a document request from a database that includes a plurality of document trees having information related to the operation and maintenance of an aircraft;
reviewing access information associated with the aircraft operator;
changing the status of one or more referential links in the requested document based upon the reviewed access information; and
communicating the requested document to the aircraft operator. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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