Method for selecting terms from vocabularies in a category-based system
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1. A method for categorizing a document in a document management system, wherein said document management system comprises a tree of nodes, each node having a category label indicative of a document category, comprising:
- listing a plurality of unique vocabulary terms wherein each vocabulary term represents only one node in said tree and comprises that node'"'"'s category label;
providing a checkbox for each of the vocabulary terms whereby a user may select at least one vocabulary term by checking a corresponding checkbox; and
generating a set of vocabulary terms containing the selected at least one vocabulary term for associating a document with all of the nodes corresponding to the selected vocabulary terms.
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Abstract
A system and method for categorizing a document in a document management system, wherein said document management system comprises a tree of nodes, and enables a document to be categorized in a plurality of nodes. Each node has a category label indicative of a document category. Unique vocabulary terms are listed wherein each vocabulary term represents only one node in the tree and comprises that node'"'"'s category label. A checkbox is provided for each of the vocabulary terms whereby a user may select one or more vocabulary term by checking a corresponding checkbox. From the checked terms, a set of vocabulary terms is generated for associating a document with all of the nodes corresponding to the selected vocabulary terms.
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1. A method for categorizing a document in a document management system, wherein said document management system comprises a tree of nodes, each node having a category label indicative of a document category, comprising:
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listing a plurality of unique vocabulary terms wherein each vocabulary term represents only one node in said tree and comprises that node'"'"'s category label;
providing a checkbox for each of the vocabulary terms whereby a user may select at least one vocabulary term by checking a corresponding checkbox; and
generating a set of vocabulary terms containing the selected at least one vocabulary term for associating a document with all of the nodes corresponding to the selected vocabulary terms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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