Automatically uploading and organizing documents in a document server

• US 6,854,008 B1
• Filed: 10/24/2000
• Issued: 02/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Jamali, Hamadi, Bojer, Ivan
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): MESFIN, YEMANE
• Application Number:
  US09/695,810
• Time in Patent Office: 1,568 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/204, 709/205, 709/245, 715/513, 715/530, 715/539, 707/10, 345/760
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A computer implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for modifying and creating networked documents (105). To create a document (105), the method includes the acts of reading a control sheet (340), reading a content sheet (340), and generating the document (350, 360) using the control sheet (405) and the content sheet (407). To modify a document (105), the method includes the acts of reading a control sheet (405) having commands, reading a content sheet (407) having content (340), retrieving the document (105) using a command from the command sheet (350); and modifying the document using the control sheet (405) and the content sheet (350). The content sheet includes content of the document (105) and the control sheet (405) specifies the location of the content on the Web page. Either or both of the control sheet (405) and content sheet (407) may include print content.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a printed control sheet which includes at least one command;

reading a printed content sheet which includes content to be added to or modified on the Web document;

determining whether to a create a new Web document or to modify an existing Web document based on the commands on the printed control sheet;

creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the commands on the printed control sheet and the content on the printed content sheet; and

storing the created or modified Web document on the Web document server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control sheet includes the command to create the Web document with the content positioned in a particular location on the Web document, and wherein the content is included on the content sheet.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control sheet includes the command to identify on the content sheet a text Web site address as a hyperlink to be added at a specific location on the Web document.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining step determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, further comprising the step of retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.

4. A computer implemented method for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a control sheet which includes at least one command;

reading a content sheet which includes content to be added to or modified on the Web document;

determining whether to create a new Web document or to modify an existing Web document based on the commands on the control sheet;

creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the commands on the control sheet and the content on the content sheet; and

storing the created or modified Web document on the Web document server;

wherein the control sheet includes the command to create the Web document with the content of the content sheet positioned in a particular location on the Web document and the command to identify on the content sheet a text Web site address as a hyperlink to be added at a specific location on the Web document.

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein said determining step determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, further comprising the step of retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.

5. A document management system for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server in accordance with a printed control sheet and a printed content sheet, the document management system comprising:

a document processor for recognizing at least one command included on the printed control sheet, for recognizing content included on the content sheet, for determining whether to create a new document or modify an existing document based on the commands on the control sheet, for creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the recognized commands and the recognized content, and for storing the created or modified Web document on the Web document server.

11. The system according to claim 5, wherein said determining module determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, the document processor further comprising a module for retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.

6. A document management system for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server in accordance with a printed control sheet and a printed content sheet, the document management system comprising:

a document processor for recognizing at least one command included on the printed control sheet, for recognizing content included on the content sheet, for determining whether to create a new document or modify an existing document based on the commands on the control sheet, for creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the recognized commands and the recognized content, and for storing the created or modified Web document on the Web document server;

wherein the control sheet includes the command to create the Web document with the content of the content sheet positioned in a particular location on the Web document and the command to identify on the content sheet a text Web site address as a hyperlink to be added at a specific location on the Web document.

12. The system according to claim 6, wherein said determining module determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, the document processor further comprising a module for retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.

7. A computer-readable medium storing a computer executable procedure for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server, the procedure comprising the steps of:

reading a printed control sheet which includes at least one command;

reading a printed content sheet which includes content to be added to or modified on the Web document;

determining whether to create a new Web document or to modify an existing Web document based on the commands on the printed control sheet;

creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the commands on the printed control sheet and the content on the printed content sheet; and

storing the created or modified Web document on the Web document server.

13. The medium according to claim 7, wherein said determining step determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, the procedure further comprising the step of retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.

8. A computer-readable medium storing a computer executable procedure for processing a Web document for storage on a Web document server, the procedure comprising the steps of:

reading a control sheet which includes at least one command;

reading a content sheet which includes content to be added to or modified on the Web document;

determining whether the Web document is to be created or modified based on the commands on the control sheet;

creating or modifying the Web document in accordance with the commands on the control sheet and the content on the content sheets; and

storing the created or modified Web document in the Web document server;

wherein the control sheet includes the command to create the Web document with the content of the content sheet positioned in a particular location on the Web document and the command to identify on the content sheet a text Web site address as a hyperlink to be added at a specific location on the Web document.

14. The medium according to claim 8, wherein said determining step determines that an existing Web document is to be modified, the procedure further comprising the step of retrieving the existing Web document from the Web document server.