System and method for presenting shared information to network user in specific order
First Claim
1. A document sharing system which includes a shared machine for sorting and managing documents and at least one local machine for allowing users to access the documents, the shared machine and the local machine being connected via a network, comprising:
- document filing means for sending a document present in the local machine to the shared machine via the network and storing the document with a document ID appended;
document ordering means for listing documents ordered by at least one of time information and information related to accessing the documents, and for presenting information about the documents as ordered to a receiving user; and
document updating means for receiving a specified document ID and updating a corresponding document of the specified document ID on the local machine.
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Abstract
Users can enter electronic information circulating over a network into a system with simple operations. The electronic information is automatically converted into a common format and then appended with a unique ID on the network. The titles of pieces of electronic information are sorted according to a specified one of conditions of the date and time of entry, the date and time of access, the number of accesses, the related date automatically extracted from the contents of electronic information, and so on, and presented in forms that vary with users.
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21 Claims
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1. A document sharing system which includes a shared machine for sorting and managing documents and at least one local machine for allowing users to access the documents, the shared machine and the local machine being connected via a network, comprising:
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document filing means for sending a document present in the local machine to the shared machine via the network and storing the document with a document ID appended; document ordering means for listing documents ordered by at least one of time information and information related to accessing the documents, and for presenting information about the documents as ordered to a receiving user; and document updating means for receiving a specified document ID and updating a corresponding document of the specified document ID on the local machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A shared document management device, comprising:
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means for receiving documents sent from a local machine, storing the received documents with corresponding document IDs appended, and entering index information required for document listing; means for creating a view in which title information of all of the documents or documents that contain a certain character string specified by a user is listed in order of at least one of time information and information related to accessing the documents; and means for sending the contents of a document requested by the local machine to 10 the local machine and updating corresponding index information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A document access devices comprising:
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means for sending a document to be entered via a network to a shared machine that manages documents entered in the shared machine; means for detecting access to a document entered in the shared machine, for specifying an order based on at least one of time information and information related to an access to the documents, and for receiving and displaying a view containing title information of the documents and created according to the order as specified; and means for displaying the contents of a document selected in the view and sent from the shared machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An information sharing device, comprising:
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means for creating unique identification information on a network based on user identification information and entry time information, and appending the identification information to electronic information that is created by arbitrary software and converted into a format sharable on the network; and database means for filing the electronic information.
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15. An information sharing device, comprising:
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database means for filing electronic information that is created by arbitrary software and converted into a format sharable on a network; storage means for storing index information for listing the electronic information in a specific order of at least one of time information and information related to accessing the electronic information; and ordering means for listing management information for at least one piece of electronic information in the specific order by referring to the index information of the electronic information.
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16. An information terminal devices comprising:
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specifying means for specifying an order based on at least one of time information and information related to accessing electronic information; and display means for displaying management information for at least one piece of the electronic information ordered in the specified order.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing a process used by a computer to direct the computer to perform the steps of:
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creating unique identification information on a network based on user identification information and entry time information; appending the identification information to electronic information that is created by arbitrary software and converted into a format sharable on the network; and filing the electronic information.
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18. A computer-readable storage medium storing a process used by a computer to direct the computer to perform the steps of:
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filing electronic information created by arbitrary software and converted into a format sharable on a network; creating index information for sorting the electronic information; listing management information for at least one piece of electronic information in order of at least one of time information and information related to accessing the electronic information by referring to the index information of the electronic information; and outputting the management information for the at least one piece of electronic information as ordered.
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19. A computer-readable storage medium storing a process used by a computer to direct the computer to perform the functions of:
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specifying an order based on at least one of time information and information related to accessing electronic information; and displaying management information for at least one piece of electronic information in the specified order.
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20. An information sharing method, comprising:
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creating electronic information with arbitrary software; automatically converting the electronic information to converted electronic information in a format sharable on a network; creating unique identification information on the network based on at least one of user identification information and time information and appending the identification information to the converted electronic information; and filing the electronic information.
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21. An information sharing method, comprising:
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creating electronic information with arbitrary software; automatically converting the electronic information to a format sharable on a network; filing the electronic information; creating index information for ordering the electronic information; specifying an order based on at least one of time information and information related to accessing the electronic information; ordering management information for at least one piece of electronic information according to the order by referring to the index information of the electronic information; and displaying the management information for the at least one piece of electronic information.
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