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Method of associating document processing states with an action market

  • US 5,063,495 A
  • Filed: 12/21/1988
  • Issued: 11/05/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of marking a document stored within a data processing system for action, said method comprising the steps performed by said data processing system of:

  • inserting a begin action marker control code within said document denoting the beginning of a portion of said document on which action is to be performed;

    inserting an end action marker control code within said document denoting the end of a portion of said document on which action is to be performed;

    creating an action marker data object within said document and linked to a portion of said document bounded by said begin and end action marker codes, said object including(a) a specification of a first action to be performed on said document,(b) an identification of a first user responsible to perform said first action on said document,(c) a notification requirement indicating whether a second user will be notified upon reaching a particular status of the action,(d) a specification of said particular status for triggering a notification, and(e) an identification of a second user to receive said notification;

    automatically assigning an identifier for an action to be performed on said document;

    storing said identifier for said action with said action marker data object; and

    displaying, on a visual display device of said data processing system, said action marker data object to a requesting end user.

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