System and method for storing and retrieving digital content with physical file systems
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a server for retrieving and storing digital documents over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving over the network digital documents associated with a physical file folder, the digital documents originally being created using a document composition program;
assigning a document identification code to each of the digital documents;
receiving over the network an identifier associated with the physical file folder;
accessing the digital documents associated with the physical file folder using the received identifier;
presenting a list of the digital documents to a first user;
enabling the user to access and edit at least one digital document of the presented list; and
saving the at least one accessed and edited digital document;
wherein the document composition program enables the user to edit the at least one digital document of the presented list and includes a plug-in for transmitting the edited at least one digital document from a user terminal to the server; and
wherein the identifier comprises information identifying the subject matter of the digital documents associated with the physical file folder and information identifying the location of the digital documents in a database.
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Abstract
A system and method for retrieving and storing digital documents with physical file storage systems are provided. The disclosed system and methods allow a user to retrieve digital documents from a conventional file storage system and to seamlessly categorize and store the digital documents within the conventional file storage system. The system and method provide for receiving an identifier associated with the physical file folder; and accessing the digital documents of the physical file folder using the received identifier. The system and method further provide for storing digital content in a file folder over a network including uploading and storing the digital content; entering an identification code associated with at least one file folder; and assigning digital content to the at least one selected file folder.
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28 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a server for retrieving and storing digital documents over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving over the network digital documents associated with a physical file folder, the digital documents originally being created using a document composition program; assigning a document identification code to each of the digital documents; receiving over the network an identifier associated with the physical file folder; accessing the digital documents associated with the physical file folder using the received identifier; presenting a list of the digital documents to a first user; enabling the user to access and edit at least one digital document of the presented list; and saving the at least one accessed and edited digital document; wherein the document composition program enables the user to edit the at least one digital document of the presented list and includes a plug-in for transmitting the edited at least one digital document from a user terminal to the server; and wherein the identifier comprises information identifying the subject matter of the digital documents associated with the physical file folder and information identifying the location of the digital documents in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for retrieving and storing digital documents over a network comprising:
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a user terminal configured for transmitting an identifier from a physical file folder associated with digital documents; a server configured for receiving the identifier, retrieving the digital documents associated with the physical file folder from a database and transmitting to the user terminal a list of the digital documents; a communications network for coupling the user terminal and the server; the user terminal configured for enabling a user to access and edit at least one digital document of the list and saving the at least one accessed and edited digital document to the server, wherein the server assigns a document identification code to the at least one accessed and edited digital document; the user terminal includes a software application for editing the at least one digital document, wherein the software application includes a plug-in for transmitting the edited at least one digital document to the server; and wherein the identifier comprises information identifying the subject matter of the digital documents associated with the physical file folder and information identifying the location of the digital documents in the database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented method of storing digital content associated with a physical file folder, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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creating digital content using a document composition program executing on a user terminal; uploading the digital content to a server for storage in a database; entering an identification code associated with a physical file folder; assigning the digital content to the physical file folder; enabling a user to access and edit the digital content; saving the accessed and edited digital content; and wherein the document composition program enables the user to edit the digital content and includes a plug-in for transmitting the edited digital content from a user terminal to the server; and wherein the identification code comprises information identifying the location of the digital content in the database. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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