Tagging related files in a document management system
First Claim
1. In a system where an application stores and retrieves a document based on a path and filename, and stores and retrieves supporting files of the document based on the path, a method of generating a dynamic collection of related documents including the document and the supporting files comprising the steps of:
- inserting a tag in the path of the document, the tag being a unique identifier of the document;
generating a supporting file for the document and associating the tag to the supporting file such that the supporting file and document are identified and retrieved as a collection based on the tag.
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Abstract
A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. Applications which function based on hierarchical path names communicate to the document management system through a translator. A tag is inserted into the path of a document to identify the document and represent a dynamic collection. The same tag is inserted into the path of files which support the document so that the supporting files are related to the document by the path tag. In this manner, the document management system identifies and locates all documents which are related to each other based on the tag. Thus, an application is provided with all related files even though the application may not know where the files are actually stored or retrieved from.
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13 Claims
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1. In a system where an application stores and retrieves a document based on a path and filename, and stores and retrieves supporting files of the document based on the path, a method of generating a dynamic collection of related documents including the document and the supporting files comprising the steps of:
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inserting a tag in the path of the document, the tag being a unique identifier of the document;
generating a supporting file for the document and associating the tag to the supporting file such that the supporting file and document are identified and retrieved as a collection based on the tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document;
extracting the path and path tag;
launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and
locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document;
extracting the path and path tag;
launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and
locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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