Electronic document system, electronic document management apparatus, computer program product, and computer memory product
First Claim
1. An electronic document system, comprising:
- an original file system for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document;
a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies that a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information;
an original management table for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file system and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other;
a difference management table for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other;
a display unit for displaying information; and
a management apparatus includes a processor performing operations of;
displaying on said display unit the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information stored in said original management table;
searching whether or not information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said display unit is stored in said difference management table; and
displaying a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said display unit wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when in said searching operation the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table.
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Abstract
A management apparatus searches whether or not a notification file corresponding to a document name displayed on a display is present within a difference management table, and displays a predetermined indication “*”, which indicates the presence of a notification file, on the display, when a notification file is present. When conventional documents are converted into electronic documents, there arises problems that rather inconveniences would be brought compared to the paper-printed documents before converted into the electronic documents, and these inconveniences may cause mistakes in the work and misjudgments in the maintenance and operation of machinery and equipment and may induce considerable economical loss in the business activities and serious accidents in the maintenance and operation of machinery and equipment. However, these problems are solved by the present invention.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic document system, comprising:
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an original file system for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document; a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies that a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information; an original management table for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file system and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other; a difference management table for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other; a display unit for displaying information; and a management apparatus includes a processor performing operations of; displaying on said display unit the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information stored in said original management table; searching whether or not information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said display unit is stored in said difference management table; and displaying a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said display unit wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when in said searching operation the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic document management apparatus comprising a processor performing operations of:
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accessing an original file system for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document;
a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information;
an original management table for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file system and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other; and
a difference management table for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other;accepting an instruction to display on a display unit the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information stored in said original management table; reading out the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information from said original management table and displaying the read information on said display unit according to the accepted instruction; searching whether or not information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said display unit is stored in said difference management table; and displaying a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said display wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when in said searching operation the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic document system, comprising:
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original file storing means for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document; notification file storing means for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information; original management table storing means for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file storing means and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other; difference management table storing means for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other; displaying means for displaying the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information stored in said original management table storing means; searching means for searching whether or not information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said displaying means is stored in said difference management table storing means; and controlling means for displaying a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said displaying means wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when said searching means finds the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table storing means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 23, 24)
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13. An electronic document management apparatus, comprising:
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accessing means for accessing original file storing means for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document, notification file storing means for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information, original management table storing means for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file storing means and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other, and difference management table storing means for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other; means for accepting an instruction to display on displaying means the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information stored in said original management table storing means; means for reading out the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information from said original management table storing means and displaying the read information on said displaying means according to the accepted instruction; searching means for searching whether or not information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said displaying means is stored in said difference management table storing means; and controlling means for displaying a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said displaying means wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when said searching means finds the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table storing means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for use with an electronic document system, comprising:
a computer usable storage medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for managing an electronic document system, said computer readable program code comprising; causing a computer to access an original file system for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document;
a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information;
an original management table for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file system and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other; and
a difference management table for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other;causing a computer to accept an instruction to display on a display unit the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information stored in said original management table; causing a computer to read out the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information from the original management table and display the read information on said display unit according to the accepted instruction; causing a computer to search whether or not the information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said display unit is stored in said difference management table; and causing a computer to display a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said display unit wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer memory product readable by a computer to manage an electronic document system, wherein said computer accessing an original file system for storing unit original electronic information created by dividing an original electronic document having a table of contents with headings into a plurality of units and converting the plurality of units into electronic information corresponding to each heading in the table of contents of the original electronic document;
- a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information;
an original management table for storing information specifying the unit original electronic information stored in said original file system and information suggesting a content of each unit original electronic information in connection with each other; and
a difference management table for storing information specifying unit original electronic information corresponding to a portion of the original electronic document to which the change was made and information specifying the corresponding notification electronic information to correspond with each other;
said computer memory product comprising;an instruction to display on a display unit the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information stored in said original management table; an instruction to read out the information suggesting the content of the unit original electronic information from said original management table and displaying the read information on said display unit according to the accepted instruction; an instruction to search whether or not the information specifying the unit original electronic information corresponding to the information displayed on said display unit is stored in said difference management table; and an instruction to display a predetermined indication, which indicates presence of notification electronic information, on said display unit wherein the predetermined indication is added to the information suggesting the content of unit original electronic information displayed on said display unit when the information being searched for is stored in said difference management table. - View Dependent Claims (22)
- a notification file system for storing notification electronic information created by converting a notification document, which notifies a change was made to the original electronic document, into electronic information;
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