×

Document management system, client terminal, server, client program and server program

  • US 20060293914A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2006
  • Published: 12/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A document management system comprising at least one user client terminal and a server connected via a network thereto for circulating document data as an object of circulation through a plurality of users of the client terminal, wherein the user client terminal comprises:

  • means for obtaining circulation route information representing a circulation order of circulation objective document data that is an object of circulation, by circulation target persons and circulation ranks;

    means for transmitting the circulation objective document data and the circulation route information to the server;

    means for transmitting a transmission request of the circulation objective document data to the server;

    means for receiving the circulation objective document data from the server;

    means for outputting therefrom the circulation objective document data received from the server;

    means for obtaining an approval result for the circulation objective document data outputted from the output means; and

    means for transmitting the approval result to the server; and

    the server comprises;

    circulation rule information storage means having stored therein at least one circulation rule information item indicating a rule to circulate document data;

    means for determining whether the circulation order represented by the circulation route information obtained from the user client terminal conforms with the rule indicated by the circulation rule information stored in the circulation rule information storage means; and

    means for transmitting, in response to a request from the user client terminal, the circulation objective document data of which the circulation order is determined to conform with the circulation rule information, wherein a plurality of circulation target persons are specifiable for one and the same circulation rank in the circulation route information.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×