Method and system for digital file flow management
First Claim
1. ) A method for enabling flow management of digital objects, comprising the following stepsdetermining a set of digital objects comprising at least two digital objects,determining provenance data of the digital objects by comparing data of the digital objects within the set of digital objects,constructing a logical map of provenance among the set of digital objects,displaying at least part of said provenance data to at least one user, andusing the provenance data to modulate the effect of a display-modifying or information-seeking action of the user.
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Abstract
We construct a systematic scheme of information concerning provenance among digital objects, make this information available to the user, and use it to modify the effect of user'"'"'s actions. Such relationships are derived by comparison of elements in the files or by making records when creating them. This information may be displayed by a view of a descent tree, a flow diagram, or internal markup of a combined view of object content. The provenance structure enables selection of related subsets for search, constraints on search such as ‘root occurrence’ or ‘unmerged occurrences’, and selection of appropriate objects to merge or respond to. It defines the active set of objects for any chosen time, enabling a display of commonality and difference among versions at any stage of a project involving one or more collaborators, with or without one of them having final authority over the suggestions of the others. Applications include but are not limited to project flow management including bug reporting and correction, collaborative authoring (by document circulation or by wiki), enhanced chat, enhanced navigation among available objects, and retrieval of objects by following provenance pathways.
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1. ) A method for enabling flow management of digital objects, comprising the following steps
determining a set of digital objects comprising at least two digital objects, determining provenance data of the digital objects by comparing data of the digital objects within the set of digital objects, constructing a logical map of provenance among the set of digital objects, displaying at least part of said provenance data to at least one user, and using the provenance data to modulate the effect of a display-modifying or information-seeking action of the user.
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14. A computer system for flow management of digital objects comprising a control unit arranged to determine a set of digital objects comprising at least two digital objects and provenance data of the digital objects, to construct a logical map of provenance among the set of digital objects;
- the control unit further being arranged to display at least part of said provenance data to at least one user and to use the provenance data to modulate the effect of an action of the user.
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17. A computer program product including a computer usable medium having computer program logic stored therein to enable a control unit of an electronic device to perform the steps of:
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determining a set of digital objects comprising at least two digital objects determining provenance data of the digital objects by comparing data of the digital objects within the set of digital objects, constructing a logical map of provenance among the set of digital objects; displaying at least part of said provenance data to at least one user; using the provenance data to modulate the effect of a display-modifying or information-seeking action of the user upon the system embodying the method, and updating said logical map in conformity with additions, deletions and modifications by any user in said set of digital objects.
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