SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT MARKUP

• US 20090193342A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adapx Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Adapx Incorporated
• Inventors: Barthelmess, Paulo, Kaiser, Edward C., Cohen, Philip R., McGee, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,438,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink

Abstract

The system and method as described herein can be advantageously used in a plurality of scenarios, two of which include field markup and data collection and collaborative review. The system and method handles the allocation of digital paper pattern background and the creation of required page definition files embedded into digital paper enabled PDFs. Optionally, action palettes can be automatically overlaid on the drawings as legend boxes to enable field personnel to select the operations they want to perform on the digital paper as they would on a computer interface. For instance letting users select the types of callouts and clouds to add to their markup. These drawings can be printed or plotted onto paper and sent to a work site for markup.

Claims

1. A method for collecting and converting sketches carried by a digitally enabled paper product into electronic markups for a document in portable document format, the method comprising:

overlaying at least one action palette on the digitally enabled paper product as a legend having operations that are selectable with a digital pen;

selecting at least one operation from the legend by choosing a checkbox on the action palette, wherein choosing the checkbox includes supplying one of a spoken or ink command;

adding information to the digitally enabled paper product;

distributing the digitally enabled paper product for review and revision by more than one person, wherein the review and revision is conducted at least contemporaneously.