SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING COMPUTER FILES, USING LOCAL LINKS AND PRINTED SYMBOLS
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1. A method of managing documents, in which:
- a user of a computer creates a symbol, affixes said symbol to a publication recorded on said computer, and associates said symbol in an unequivocal manner with a computer file present on said computer, the association being effected by means of a correspondence table present on said computer, the user reads the symbol affixed to the publication by means of a reader linked to said computer, and said computer processes said symbol in order to open the computer file associated with the symbol.
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Abstract
A document management system includes: a symbol (5); a publication (4) to which the symbol (5) is affixed; a computer file with which the symbol (5) is unequivocally associated; a computer (1) or a computer network which can be accessed by the computer (1) containing the file; a reader (2) which can read the symbol affixed to the publication, the reader (2) being connected to the computer (1); and a tool for processing the symbol (5), which is disposed on the computer (1) or on the local network to which the computer (1) is connected, in order to open the computer file associated with the symbol (5).
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24 Claims
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1. A method of managing documents, in which:
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a user of a computer creates a symbol, affixes said symbol to a publication recorded on said computer, and associates said symbol in an unequivocal manner with a computer file present on said computer, the association being effected by means of a correspondence table present on said computer, the user reads the symbol affixed to the publication by means of a reader linked to said computer, and said computer processes said symbol in order to open the computer file associated with the symbol. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. A method of managing documents, in which:
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a user of a computer creates a symbol, affixes said symbol to a publication recorded on said computer, and associates said symbol in an unequivocal manner with a computer file present on another computer, the association being effected by means of a correspondence table present on said computer, the user reads the symbol affixed to the publication by means of a reader linked to said computer, and said computer processes said symbol in order to open the computer file associated with the symbol.
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- 19. A system for managing documents, characterized in that it comprises a symbol (5), a publication (4) to which the symbol (5) is affixed, a computer file whose access path is associated with the symbol (5) in an unequivocal manner by means of a correspondence table, a computer (1) or a computer network accessible by the computer (1) on which said correspondence table is present, a reader (2) able to read the symbol affixed to the publication, said reader (2) being linked to said computer (1), and a tool for processing said symbol (5) in order to open the computer file associated with the symbol (5).
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