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Method for updating a document by means of appending

  • US 6,610,104 B1
  • Filed: 07/09/1999
  • Issued: 08/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for updating a document by means of appending a new file to the document, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) reading an original document;

    (b) initializing the original document to generate a name and set an index number for correspondingly identifying the original document;

    (c) opening an updated file consisting of the new file;

    (d) establishing a name for correspondingly identifying the updated file; and

    (e) appending the updated file to the original document to form an updated document;

    wherein step (b) comprises the substeps of;

    (b-1) setting a name and a unique identification (“

    ID”

    ) corresponding to the original document;

    (b-2) dividing the original document into a plurality of sub-documents and assigning each of the sub-documents a unique ID;

    (b-3) storing the content of the sub-documents in a new version of the original document;

    (b-4) recording the addresses of the sub-documents in the new version of the original document;

    (b-5) sequentially reading the content of the original document comprising the IDs of the sub-documents, the addresses of the sub-documents, and the ID of the original document;

    (b-6) storing a predetermined name of a descriptive document, and the name and the unique ID of the original document into a predetermined address of the descriptive document comprising a plurality of relevant documents and the content of the original document; and

    (b-7) setting a number of times the original document has been updated, and setting the index number of the original document; and

    wherein the method for updating a document further comprises, after initializing the original document, the additional steps of;

    (b-8) opening the descriptive document corresponding to the index number of the original document;

    (b-9) reading the times of updating the original document;

    (b-10) ascertaining the updated document corresponding to the original document based on the time of updating;

    (b-11) opening an index document corresponding to a previously updated document and recording it;

    (b-12) opening the updated descriptive document, and recording a name and an index number of the index document;

    (b-13) opening the updated index document, and recording it;

    (b-14) processing the index document in step (b-11) and step (b-12) to obtain an updated index document, and recording it. (b-15) sequentially outputting a content of the updated index document comprising the IDs of the sub-documents, the addresses of the sub-documents, and the ID of the original document;

    (b-16) forming an index document;

    (b-17) incrementing the index number of the index document by one as the index number of the index document being updated;

    (b-18) incrementing the number of times the descriptive document has been updated by one as the times of updating of the index document being updated;

    (b-19) inserting the name of the index document being updated and the ID of the index document being updated into the descriptive document for forming an updated descriptive document; and

    (b-20) outputting the updated descriptive document.

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