Document management techniques to account for user-specific patterns in document metadata
First Claim
1. An electronic document management system, the system comprising:
- a DMS server having at least one computer processor;
at least one storage medium storing electronic documents and metadata associated therewith; and
at least one of a user interface and a network interface;
said DMS server being configured to;
identify one or more user-specific naming patterns in metadata created by a first user in connection with a plurality of electronic documents;
record, in said at least one storage medium, said identified one or more user-specific naming patterns in at least one of a naming patterns file (NPF), database, and lookup table;
create a modified copy of the metadata wherein at least a portion of the original metadata created by the first user are modified, based on the recorded user-specific naming patterns, to improve searchability of the plurality of electronic documents by other users;
store the modified copy of the metadata in association with the plurality of electronic documents; and
make the modified copy of the metadata available in a document query for one or more of the plurality of electronic documents by a second user.
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Abstract
Document management techniques to account for user-specific patterns in document metadata are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for facilitating document retrieval may comprise: assigning a first entitlement to a first user for accessing a first plurality of documents; identifying patterns in the first user'"'"'s creation or modification of metadata related to the first plurality of documents; recording the identified patterns associated with the first user; receiving a document query from a second user who has been assigned a second entitlement to access a second plurality of documents; determining, based on the second entitlement, an access right of the second user with respect to the first plurality of documents; and modifying the document query based on the access right of the second user and the identified patterns, such that the document query returns relevant documents from the first plurality of documents despite the second user'"'"'s ignorance of the identified patterns.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic document management system, the system comprising:
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a DMS server having at least one computer processor; at least one storage medium storing electronic documents and metadata associated therewith; and at least one of a user interface and a network interface; said DMS server being configured to; identify one or more user-specific naming patterns in metadata created by a first user in connection with a plurality of electronic documents; record, in said at least one storage medium, said identified one or more user-specific naming patterns in at least one of a naming patterns file (NPF), database, and lookup table; create a modified copy of the metadata wherein at least a portion of the original metadata created by the first user are modified, based on the recorded user-specific naming patterns, to improve searchability of the plurality of electronic documents by other users; store the modified copy of the metadata in association with the plurality of electronic documents; and make the modified copy of the metadata available in a document query for one or more of the plurality of electronic documents by a second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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