Document management device and document management method
First Claim
1. A document management device for managing a document circulated to a reader in accordance with a circulation tree and additional information added to the document by the reader, the circulation tree indicating a circulation order of plurality of readers, and including at least a first group and a second group, the device comprising:
- document circulation unit for enabling a reader of the circulation tree to read predetermined document data;
recognition unit for recognizing additional information added by the reader as electronic data; and
additional information management unit for managing the additional information by associating it with document data determined for each group to which the reader belongs.
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Abstract
The document management device manages documents circulated to a reader according to a circulation tree and additional information added to the documents by the readers. The circulation tree indicates the circulation order of a plurality of readers, and includes at least a first group and a second group. The document management device includes: document circulation unit for enabling a reader of the circulation tree to read predetermined document data; recognition unit for recognizing additional information added by the reader as electronic data; and additional information management unit for managing the additional information by associating it with document data determined for each group to which the reader belongs.
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14 Claims
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1. A document management device for managing a document circulated to a reader in accordance with a circulation tree and additional information added to the document by the reader, the circulation tree indicating a circulation order of plurality of readers, and including at least a first group and a second group, the device comprising:
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document circulation unit for enabling a reader of the circulation tree to read predetermined document data;
recognition unit for recognizing additional information added by the reader as electronic data; and
additional information management unit for managing the additional information by associating it with document data determined for each group to which the reader belongs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A document management method for managing a document circulated to a reader in accordance with a circulation tree and additional information added to the document by the reader, the circulation tree indicating a circulation order of a plurality of readers, and including at least a first group and a second group, the method comprising:
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enabling a reader of the circulation tree to read predetermined document data;
recognizing additional information added by the reader as electronic data; and
managing the additional information by associating it with document data determined for each group to which the reader belongs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A document management program for prompting a computer to execute a document management method for managing a document circulated to a reader in accordance with a circulation tree and additional information added to the document by the reader, the circulation tree indicating a circulation order of a plurality of readers, and including at least a first group and a second group, the method comprising:
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enabling a reader of the circulation tree to read predetermined document data;
recognizing additional information added by the reader as electronic data; and
managing the additional information by associating it with document data determined for each group to which the reader belongs. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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