Electronic document proofing system
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic documents in portable document file format;
a computer connectable to the network for receiving the plurality of portable format documents together with at least one associated proofer identifier;
a program executing on said computer for assigning a version number to each of the plurality of received portable format documents; and
a database accessible by said computer for storing the documents and associated version numbers;
said computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review multiple versions of a portable format electronic document;
said program for retrieving and formatting the requested multiple document versions for simultaneous display to permit visual comparison.
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Abstract
A system is provided for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network. The system comprises a plurality of electronic documents in portable document file format, a computer connectable to the network for receiving the plurality of portable format documents together with at least one associated proofer identifier, a program executing on the computer for assigning a version number to each of the plurality of received portable format documents, and a database accessible by the computer for storing the documents and associated version numbers. The computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review a portable format electronic document, and the program for retrieving and formatting the requested document for display.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network, comprising:
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a plurality of electronic documents in portable document file format;
a computer connectable to the network for receiving the plurality of portable format documents together with at least one associated proofer identifier;
a program executing on said computer for assigning a version number to each of the plurality of received portable format documents; and
a database accessible by said computer for storing the documents and associated version numbers;
said computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review multiple versions of a portable format electronic document;
said program for retrieving and formatting the requested multiple document versions for simultaneous display to permit visual comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network, comprising:
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a database of portable format electronic documents stored together with at least one proofer identifier;
a computer connectable to the network for receiving a plurality of comments, each concerning a particular one of the portable format documents; and
a program executing on said computer for associating and storing the received plurality of comments together with the particular portable format electronic documents;
said computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review a particular portable format electronic document;
said program for retrieving and formatting the requested document together with the associated plurality of comments for simultaneous display to permit review. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network, comprising:
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a plurality of electronic documents in portable document file format;
a computer connectable to the network for receiving the plurality of portable format documents together with at least one associated proofer identifier;
a program executing on said computer for assigning a version number to each of the plurality of received portable format documents; and
a database accessible by said computer for storing the documents and version numbers;
said computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review a portable format electronic document;
said program for retrieving and formatting a current version of the requested document for display;
said computer for receiving a version command from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier;
said program for interpreting the version command to replace the current version of the document with a different version of the portable format electronic document;
wherein said program retrieves and formats multiple versions of the requested document for simultaneous display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for proofing electronic documents delivered over a network, comprising:
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a plurality of electronic documents in portable document file format;
a computer connectable to the network for receiving the plurality of portable format documents together with at least one associated proofer identifier;
a program executing on said computer for assigning a version number to each of the plurality of received portable format documents; and
a database accessible by said computer for storing the documents and associated version numbers;
said computer for receiving a plurality of comments, each concerning a particular one of the portable format document versions;
said computer for receiving a request, from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier, to review multiple versions of a portable format electronic document;
said program for retrieving and formatting the requested multiple document versions for simultaneous display together with corresponding comments to permit visual comparison;
said computer for receiving a version command from a proofer presenting the proofer identifier;
said program for interpreting the version command to replace the current version of the document with a different version of the portable format electronic document.
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