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Managing changes to a directory of electronic documents

  • US 6,675,161 B1
  • Filed: 05/04/1999
  • Issued: 01/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing electronic documents, the method comprising the steps of:

  • creating a second directory by mapping the second directory from at least a portion of a first directory of the electronic documents, wherein the first directory has a hierarchy of a first set of one or more categories into which one or more electronic documents are classified, and wherein the second directory has a hierarchy of a second set of one or more categories;

    associating, with the second directory, one or more customizations that represent differences between the hierarchy of the first directory and the hierarchy of the second directory; and

    associating, with the second directory, one or more judgements that indicate whether one or more of the electronic documents are properly classified in the second set of categories;

    in response to the first directory being modified by changes to one or more of the first set of categories, automatically modifying the second directory by using at least some of the changes to the one or more categories of the first set of categories, without modifying the customizations or the judgements.

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