Document Management Systems, Apparatuses And Methods Configured To Provide Document Notification
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1. A system for providing document management services to a terminal, said system comprising:
- (a) a document management application that includes a plurality of application functions, the plurality of application functions including a document registration function to register documents in a document database, and an access function to retrieve a specified document, or document data for the specified document, from the document database; and
(b) an application user interface apparatus configured to communicate through a network with the document management application, the application user interface apparatus including;
an application interface part configured to communicate through the network with the document management application, to obtain document data for the specified document;
an operations user interface part configured to provide to the application user a notification user interface configured for specification, by the application user, of a notification destination of another user that is different from the application user; and
a notification transmitting part configured to transmit a notification of the specified document from the application user interface apparatus through the network to the specified notification destination of said another user, the notification including at least a portion of the document data for the specified document.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for providing document management services to a terminal, wherein a document notification is provided to one or more notification destinations.
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1. A system for providing document management services to a terminal, said system comprising:
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(a) a document management application that includes a plurality of application functions, the plurality of application functions including a document registration function to register documents in a document database, and an access function to retrieve a specified document, or document data for the specified document, from the document database; and (b) an application user interface apparatus configured to communicate through a network with the document management application, the application user interface apparatus including; an application interface part configured to communicate through the network with the document management application, to obtain document data for the specified document; an operations user interface part configured to provide to the application user a notification user interface configured for specification, by the application user, of a notification destination of another user that is different from the application user; and a notification transmitting part configured to transmit a notification of the specified document from the application user interface apparatus through the network to the specified notification destination of said another user, the notification including at least a portion of the document data for the specified document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A document access apparatus configured to access a document management application, including a plurality of application functions, through a network, the plurality of application functions including a document registration function to register documents in a document database, and an access function to retrieve a specified document, or document data for the specified document, said document access apparatus comprising:
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an application interface part configured to communicate through the network with the document management application, to obtain document data for the specified document; an operations user interface part configured to provide to an application user a notification user interface configured for specification, by the application user, of a notification destination of another user that is different from the application user, in connection with the specified document; and a notification transmitting part configured to transmit a notification of the specified document through the network to the specified notification destination of said another user, the notification including at least a portion of the document data for the specified document. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing document management services via a document management application, including a plurality of application functions, to a terminal, the plurality of application functions including a document registration function to register documents in a document database, and an access function to retrieve a specified document, or document data for the specified document, said method comprising the steps of:
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communicating by an application user interface apparatus through the network with the document management application, to obtain document data for the specified document; providing by the application user interface apparatus to an application user a notification user interface, and receiving through the notification user interface, specification of a notification destination of another user that is different from the application user, in connection with the specified document; and transmit a notification of the specified document from the application user interface apparatus through the network to the specified notification destination of said another user, wherein the notification includes at least a portion of the document data for the specified document.
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