Integrated document development method
First Claim
1. An integrated document development method employing a display, said method comprising:
- segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in one of said regions, a subportion of viewable information associated with a document file;
displaying, in a second of said regions, a first message file, with said first message file providing information associated with said subportion;
displaying, in a third of said regions, a plurality of message headers, with each of said message headers providing a summary of content of a corresponding one of a plurality of message files; and
varying said subportion of said viewable information by displaying, in said second of said regions, a second message file.
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Abstract
A method for developing documents which allows simultaneously displaying the document being developed, changes to the document and a history of changes made during development. The method is practiced on a computer system of the type having a processor, a display and a memory in data communication with both the processor and the display. The method includes the steps of segmenting the display into a plurality of regions, displaying, in one of the regions, a document file having viewable information associated therewith, displaying, in a second of the regions, a message file, displaying, in a third of the regions, a plurality of message headers, with a subset of the message headers providing a summary of content in the message file and the message file providing a description of a subportion of the viewable information.
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38 Claims
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1. An integrated document development method employing a display, said method comprising:
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segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in one of said regions, a subportion of viewable information associated with a document file;
displaying, in a second of said regions, a first message file, with said first message file providing information associated with said subportion;
displaying, in a third of said regions, a plurality of message headers, with each of said message headers providing a summary of content of a corresponding one of a plurality of message files; and
varying said subportion of said viewable information by displaying, in said second of said regions, a second message file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An integrated document development method employing a display, said method comprising:
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segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in one of said regions, a document file having viewable information associated therewith;
displaying, in a second of said regions, a message file;
displaying, in a third of said regions, a plurality of message headers, with a subset of said message headers providing a summary of content in said message file; and
displaying a tool palette and a cursor, with said tool palette being positioned in a fourth region of said display, said tool palette having a tool-defining region disposed thereon, said tool-defining region specifying a predetermined operation which modifies a subportion of said viewable information, defining an annotation, with said content including data related to said annotation. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An integrated document development method employing a display, said method comprising:
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segmenting said display into a plurality of regions;
displaying, in one of said regions, a document file having viewable information associated therewith;
displaying, in a second of said regions, a message file;
displaying, in a third of said regions, a plurality of message headers, with a subset of said message headers providing a summary of content in said message file and said message file providing a description of a subportion of said viewable information, with a subportion of said plurality of message headers provides a summary of content of differing message files and further including a step of varying said subportion of said viewable information by displaying one of said differing message files. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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