Method and system for annotating documents using an independent annotation repository
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to separately manage an original document and annotations for the original document, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to authenticate a first user to a remote database;
a second computer code device configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
a third computer code device configured to create, by the first user, at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
a fourth computer code device configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a fifth computer code device configured to utilize TCP/IP communications to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to the remote database and to receive from the remote database at least one annotation from a second user reviewing the original document in parallel with the first user.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating workflow messages based on adding annotations to a file repository or database independent of an original document that they annotate. By separately storing the annotations in a searchable annotation repository, original documents can be preserved unchanged while still providing the ability to comment on the original document. By generating workflow messages, a system can track who has reviewed a document, whose proposed changes and/or comments require action by another person, and if everyone has reviewed the documents within the time constraints established.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to separately manage an original document and annotations for the original document, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to authenticate a first user to a remote database;
a second computer code device configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
a third computer code device configured to create, by the first user, at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
a fourth computer code device configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a fifth computer code device configured to utilize TCP/IP communications to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to the remote database and to receive from the remote database at least one annotation from a second user reviewing the original document in parallel with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
wherein the third computer code device comprises a seventh computer code device configured to create a text annotation by extracting a contents of the at least one form field.
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5. The computer program product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third computer code device comprises a sixth computer code device configured to specify a corresponding category for the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation.
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6. The computer program product as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a seventh computer code device configured to select a trigger type for execution based on the category specified for the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation.
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7. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(a) authenticating a first user to a remote database;
(b) receiving an original document stored in a first file repository;
(c) creating, by the first user, at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
(d) overlaying the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
(e) utilizing TCP/IP communication to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to the remote database and to receive from the remote database at least one annotation from a second user reviewing the original document in parallel with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
wherein the step (c) comprises creating a text annotation by extracting a contents of the at least one form field.
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11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step (c) comprises specifying a corresponding category for the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation.
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12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising selecting a trigger type for execution based on the category specified for the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation.
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13. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising triggering a category-specific trigger based on the category specified for the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation.
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14. A system for separately managing an original document and annotations for the original document, the system comprising:
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an authentication device configured to authenticate a first user to a remote database;
a receiver configured to receive an original document stored in a first file repository;
an input device configured to create, by the first user, at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation for the original document;
an overlay circuit configured to overlay the original document and the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation without changing a contents of the original document; and
a transceiver configured to utilize TCP/IP communications to send the at least one of a text annotation and a graphical annotation to the remote database and to receive from the remote database at least one annotation from a second user reviewing the original document in parallel with the first user.
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