Method and system for creating a reference database for a computer-readable document
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1. A method of creating a reference database for a computer-readable document comprising:
- entering user inputted text data for said computer-readable document in a data file;
determining whether a user inputted a request to input reference data wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source;
entering user inputted reference data into the reference database following said determining finding said user inputted said request to input reference data; and
storing the reference database, said user inputted text data, and other data of the computer-readable document in said data file wherein said other data includes at least one citation to said user inputted reference data.
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Abstract
A reference database containing, for example, bibliographic data of a computer-readable document like a text document is stored together with the text document in a single data file. The reference data are therefore always accessible for the user of the document.
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1. A method of creating a reference database for a computer-readable document comprising:
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entering user inputted text data for said computer-readable document in a data file; determining whether a user inputted a request to input reference data wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source; entering user inputted reference data into the reference database following said determining finding said user inputted said request to input reference data; and storing the reference database, said user inputted text data, and other data of the computer-readable document in said data file wherein said other data includes at least one citation to said user inputted reference data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a storage medium coupled to said processor, and including a reference database for a computer-readable document, storing user inputted reference data wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source, together with said computer-readable document including user inputted text data in a single data file wherein said computer-readable document includes at least one citation to information in said reference database. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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- 12. A storage medium having stored thereon in a single data file a computer-readable document comprising a reference database storing user inputted reference data, wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source, user inputted text data and other data of the computer-readable document wherein said other data includes at least one citation to said user inputted reference data.
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15. A computer program for creating a reference database for a computer-readable document, the computer program comprising program code adapted for:
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entering user inputted text data for said computer-readable document in a data file; determining whether a user inputted a request to input reference data, wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source; entering user inputted reference data into the reference database following said determining finding said user inputted said request to input reference data; and storing the reference database, said user inputted text data, and other data of the computer-readable document in said data file wherein said other data includes at least one citation to said user inputted reference data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product for creating a reference database for a computer-readable document, the computer program product comprising program code adapted for:
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entering user inputted text data for said computer-readable document in a data file; determining whether a user inputted a request to input reference data, wherein said reference data characterizes a reference data source; entering user inputted reference data into the reference database following said determining finding said user inputted said request to input reference data; and storing the reference database, said user inputted text data, and other data of the computer-readable document in said data file wherein said other data includes at least one citation to said user inputted reference data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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