Patent ID: 7778969
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A document-processing apparatus comprising: a central processing unit (CPU) configured to analyze a XML document having destination information embedded therein; a storage device; a destination-obtaining unit included in the CPU and configured to obtain the destination information from the analyzed XML document, wherein the destination information indicates a destination where to notify changes implemented by CPU in the analyzed XML document; a determining unit included in the CPU and configured to determine whether a pre-update version of the analyzed XML document is stored in the storage device; a comparing unit included in the CPU and configured to compare each element in the analyzed XML document with each element in the pre-update version of the analyzed XML document for detecting the changes in the analyzed XML document, if the determination unit determines that the pre-update version of the analyzed XML document is stored in the storage device; and a notification unit included in the CPU and configured to a send an e-mail to the destination indicated by the obtained destination information, wherein the e-mail includes a notification about a registration or an update of the analyzed XML document, wherein the notification unit is configured to notify the destination about the update of the analyzed XML document when the determining unit determines that the pre-update version of the analyzed XML document has been stored in the storage device, and wherein the notification unit is configured to notify the destination about the registration of the analyzed XML document when the determining unit determines that the pre-update version of the analyzed XML document is not stored in the storage device.