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Document management techniques to account for user-specific patterns in document metadata

  • US 9,734,150 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2015
  • Issued: 08/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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