Structured workfolder
First Claim
1. A computer readable memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing records in the computer readable memory, said memory comprising:
- a structured workfolder for storing and organizing electronic documents which each of said documents will exist or will not exist at the time of workfolder creation, the structured workfolder hem created by a template and being a root node; and
a contents node in the root node of the structured workfolder, the contents node serving as a base to which elements of the workfolder are linked, the contents node storing primary elements data including document contents as embedded file data, the document contents being of existing primary element documents, said contents node containing one or more placeholders within said workfolder, each placeholder being a slot that has been reserved for new documents to be added to said workfolder via said placeholder, and each placeholder structurally including (i) a file object hook to which a primary element document can later be linked and (ii) a deadline element having a triggering condition field for storing a triggering event and an indicated time period relative to the occurrence of said triggering event.
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Abstract
A structured WorkFolder for organizing electronic documents in a self-contained data repository comprising sections for grouping related documents, and placeholders for indicating documents expected to be placed in the WorkFolder. The WorkFolder allows users of local or distributed data environments to gather and organize a collection of documents and supporting meta-data in a single data object that can be simultaneously accessed and updated by multiple users. The WorkFolder may also contain one or more task entries that are used to track the progress of work related to a WorkFolder. Additionally, supporting meta-data in the form of tasks, information fields, threaded discussions, as well as a detailed history log of all changes made to the WorkFolder can be stored in the WorkFolder.
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57 Claims
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1. A computer readable memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing records in the computer readable memory, said memory comprising:
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a structured workfolder for storing and organizing electronic documents which each of said documents will exist or will not exist at the time of workfolder creation, the structured workfolder hem created by a template and being a root node; and a contents node in the root node of the structured workfolder, the contents node serving as a base to which elements of the workfolder are linked, the contents node storing primary elements data including document contents as embedded file data, the document contents being of existing primary element documents, said contents node containing one or more placeholders within said workfolder, each placeholder being a slot that has been reserved for new documents to be added to said workfolder via said placeholder, and each placeholder structurally including (i) a file object hook to which a primary element document can later be linked and (ii) a deadline element having a triggering condition field for storing a triggering event and an indicated time period relative to the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing records in the computer readable memory, said memory comprising:
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a template used to create one or more structured workfolders for storing and organizing electronic documents, each structured workfolder being a root node; for each structured workfolder, said template containing a contents node in the structured workfolder root node for storing primary elements data including embedded file data for document contents of existing primary element documents, the contents node serving as a base to which elements of the workfolder are linked; and said contents node containing a placeholder within said workfolder, the placeholder being a slot that has been reserved for new documents to be linked to said workfolder, which said documents will exist or will not exist at the time of workfolder creation, said documents being linkable subsequent to their creation to said workfolder via said placeholder in said workfolder, and the placeholder structurally including (i) a file object hook to which a primary element document can later be linked and (ii) a deadline element having a triggering condition field for storing a triggering event and an indicated time period relative to the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of creating in a computer readable memory a structured workfolder for organizing electronic documents comprising the steps of:
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using a template, creating a structured workfolder root node, said root node containing a contents node for storing primary elements data including embedded file data for document contents of existing primary element documents, the contents node serving as a base to which elements of the workfolder are linked; and creating at least one placeholder within said workfolder, the placeholder being a slot that has been reserved for new documents which will exist or will not exist at the time of workfolder creation and are linked to said workfolder via said placeholder, and the placeholder structurally including (i) a file object hook to which a primary element document can later be linked and (ii) a deadline element having a triggering condition field for storing a triggering event and an indicated time period relative to the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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Specification