USER-SPECIFIC DIGITAL DOCUMENT ANNOTATIONS FOR COLLABORATIVE REVIEW PROCESS
First Claim
1. A system for creating user specific annotations to a digital document comprising:
- a computing device having a graphical user interface operably connected to a network;
a document viewer implemented by said computing device, wherein said document viewer comprises an annotation toolkit configured to allow a reviewer to create a plurality of annotations associated with said digital document, wherein said annotation toolkit allows said reviewer to assign each of said plurality of annotations to at least one specific recipient; and
a database connected to said network wherein said plurality of annotations are stored as metadata associated with said digital document for viewing only by said specific recipient to whom at least one of said plurality of annotations is assigned.
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Abstract
A reviewer opens or imports a document into a document viewer. The reviewer can then create various annotations to the document. The reviewer then has the option of assigning each annotation to a specific recipient or group of recipients. The document viewer can be implemented as a centralized application where recipients to whom annotations have been assigned are notified that a document is available for viewing. Upon receipt of this notification, recipients can log on to the document viewer to view the document containing the annotations specific to each recipient. Alternatively, the document viewer can be implemented as a stand-alone application where recipients to whom annotations have been assigned are sent the document showing only those annotations intended for each specific recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for creating user specific annotations to a digital document comprising:
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a computing device having a graphical user interface operably connected to a network; a document viewer implemented by said computing device, wherein said document viewer comprises an annotation toolkit configured to allow a reviewer to create a plurality of annotations associated with said digital document, wherein said annotation toolkit allows said reviewer to assign each of said plurality of annotations to at least one specific recipient; and a database connected to said network wherein said plurality of annotations are stored as metadata associated with said digital document for viewing only by said specific recipient to whom at least one of said plurality of annotations is assigned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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11. A method for creating user specific annotations comprising:
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opening a digital document in a document viewer displayed on a graphical user interface, said document viewer comprising an annotation toolkit; creating a plurality of annotations associated with said digital document utilizing said annotation toolkit; assigning each of said plurality of annotations to at least one specific recipient to create at least one recipient assignment, wherein said plurality of annotations and said at least one recipient assignment are stored as metadata to said digital document; distributing said digital document with said plurality of annotations and said recipient assignments to said at least one specific recipient; and allowing said at least one specific recipient to view only those said plurality of annotations assigned to said at least one specific recipient.
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16. A computer-usable medium for creating user specific annotations, said computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
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opening a digital document in a document viewer displayed on a graphical user interface, said document viewer comprising an annotation toolkit; creating a plurality of annotations associated with said digital document; assigning each of said plurality of annotations to at least one specific recipient to create at least one recipient assignment wherein said plurality of annotations and said at least one recipient assignment are stored as metadata to said digital document; notifying said at least one specific recipient that said document and said plurality of annotations is viewable in said document viewer; and allowing said at least one specific recipient to log in to said document viewer to view only those said plurality of annotations assigned to said at least one specific recipient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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