Patent ID: 6014668
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A document information management system, comprising:electronic file storing means for storing a plurality of electronic source data files each including information related to a corresponding one of information components, each one of said plurality of said electronic source data files being linked with and accessed by said corresponding one of said plurality of said information components;at least one paper sheet-formed information medium on which at least one document object including at least one of said plurality of said information components is pre-recorded, on which link a hyper-text link including hyper-text information for linking one of said plurality of said electronic source data files stored in said electronic file storing means with said corresponding one of said plurality of said information components is pre-recorded, and on which selecting information for selecting at least one of arbitrary information components from among said plurality of said information components included in said plurality of said document objects recorded on said at least one paper sheet-formed information medium is recorded;a control terminal apparatus connected to said electronic file storing means and including a communication function for receiving and transmitting data and a retrieval function for retrieving a desired file from among said plurality of said electronic source data files stored in the electronic file storing means; andat least one remote terminal apparatus capable of reading data recorded on said at least one paper sheet-formed information medium, receiving data from and transmitting data to said control terminal apparatus, and producing a document that includes said data received from said control terminal apparatus on a paper recording sheet; andwherein when said at least one remote terminal apparatus reads said recorded data of said at least one paper sheet-formed information medium and transmits said recorded data to said control terminal apparatus, said control terminal apparatus receives said recorded data of said at least one paper sheet-formcd information medium, retrieves a corresponding electronic source data file from among said plurality of said electronic source data files stored in said electronic file storing means by use of said selecting information and said hyper-text link information included in said recorded data which is sent from said at least one remote terminal apparatus, and then transmits said corresponding electronic source data file to said at least one remote terminal apparatus.