PORTABLE DATAPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING, INTERRELATING, ANNOTATING AND MANAGING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AT A POINT OF NEED
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1. A portable dataport for document retrieving, inter-relating, annotating and management comprising:
- an electronic document storage device associated with the dataport, for storing a plurality of related electronic documents associated with a project; and
a view manager in communication with the electronic document storage device,wherein the view manager logically organizes the plurality of related electronic documents for the project into a grid;
wherein each related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is connected directly to an adjacent related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents on the grid;
wherein the view manager creates scrollable image viewers for a user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents and one or more adjacent related electronic documents of the plurality of related electronic documents connected to the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents,wherein the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is loaded into one created scrollable image viewer of the created scrollable image viewers for immediate viewing as a currently viewed document, andwherein the adjacent related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents connected to the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is loaded into another created scrollable image viewer of the created scrollable image viewers for future viewing.
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Abstract
Method and device for using a portable dataport for electronic document retrieving, annotating, inter-relating, and managing, comprising a view manager having an at least one-dimensional grid. The view manager and grid provide document inter-relation and management in a user friendly fashion. The view manager is electronically linked to an electronic document storage device to retrieve, inter-relate, annotate and manage the documents.
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1. A portable dataport for document retrieving, inter-relating, annotating and management comprising:
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an electronic document storage device associated with the dataport, for storing a plurality of related electronic documents associated with a project; and a view manager in communication with the electronic document storage device, wherein the view manager logically organizes the plurality of related electronic documents for the project into a grid; wherein each related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is connected directly to an adjacent related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents on the grid; wherein the view manager creates scrollable image viewers for a user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents and one or more adjacent related electronic documents of the plurality of related electronic documents connected to the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents, wherein the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is loaded into one created scrollable image viewer of the created scrollable image viewers for immediate viewing as a currently viewed document, and wherein the adjacent related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents connected to the user selected related electronic document of the plurality of related electronic documents is loaded into another created scrollable image viewer of the created scrollable image viewers for future viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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