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Patent US20030214528 - Method for managing the annotation of documents - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method that incorporates the recipients' comments to a document while providing an audit trail of the recipients' comments. An editor prepares an original draft document for comment. Then the editor electronically sends a copy of the original draft to the program, which identifies and registers the...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030214528?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030214528 - Method for managing the annotation of documentsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20030214528 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/389,498Publication dateNov 20, 2003Filing dateMar 14, 2003Priority dateMar 15, 2002Publication number10389498, 389498, US 2003/0214528 A1, US 2003/214528 A1, US 20030214528 A1, US 20030214528A1, US 2003214528 A1, US 2003214528A1, US-A1-20030214528, US-A1-2003214528, US2003/0214528A1, US2003/214528A1, US20030214528 A1, US20030214528A1, US2003214528 A1, US2003214528A1InventorsJeffrey Pierce, Richard Blue, Lance RobinsonOriginal AssigneePitney Bowes IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (13), Classifications (11), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for managing the annotation of documentsUS 20030214528 A1Abstract A method that incorporates the recipients' comments to a document while providing an audit trail of the recipients' comments. An editor prepares an original draft document for comment. Then the editor electronically sends a copy of the original draft to the program, which identifies and registers the document to the program. Then the document is distributed to individual recipients. The individual recipients are requested to send their comments to the program, via email, fax or voicemail, etc. As commented documents are returned and registered to the editor, the comments on each page are identified and tied to the name of the recipient. The editor may now use the program to review the original document and all changes for each page, presented simultaneously by the program. All of the comments of all of the recipients may be presented simultaneously on one screen, allowing rapid comparison of comments and ensuring all comments about a page are seen at the same time. Images(10) Claims(16)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0018]FIG. 1 is a drawing of an original document; [0019]FIG. 2 is a drawing of the original version of the document 10 shown in FIG. 1 that has been made available to a computer as an electronic formatted document 11 after at least one of the recipient's (Party 1) comments to the document have been received without any comments being displayed; [0020]FIG. 3 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with Party 1 comments displayed; [0021]FIG. 4 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with the comments received from Party 2 via paper scanned into a computer with the comments separated and overlaid on top of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2; [0022]FIG. 5 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with the comments received from Party 3 via voice mail associated with their location in the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2; [0023]FIG. 6 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with the comments received from Party 4 via e-mail shown in the electronic version of the document; [0024]FIG. 7 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with Party 1, Party 2, Party 3 and Party 4 comments displayed; [0025]FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an apparatus that may be used with this invention; and [0026]FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the process used by this invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT [0027] Referring now to the drawings in detail, and more particularly to FIG. 1, the reference character 10 represents an original document that is going to be sent to four recipients, i.e., Party 1, Party 2, Party 3 and Party 4. [0028]FIG. 2 is a drawing of the original version of the document 10 shown in FIG. 1 that has been made available to a computer as an electronic formatted document 11 after at least one of the recipients comments to the document have been received without any comments being displayed. Document 11 is viewed on computer display 12. Annotation viewing indicator 13 for Party 1 and annotation viewing indicator 14 for Party 2 appear on display 12. Annotation viewing indicator 15 for Party 3 and annotation viewing indicator 16 for Party 4 appear on display 12. All comments received indicator 17 also appears on display 12. [0029]FIG. 3 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document 11 shown in FIG. 2 with Party 1 comments displayed on display 12 at space 18. Party 1 has electronically edited document 11, so indicator 13 is marked or highlighted and edited to indicate that Party 1 edited the electronic document 11. [0030]FIG. 4 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document 11 shown in FIG. 2 with the comments received from Party 2 via paper scanned into a computer with the comments space 19 separated and overlaid on top of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2. Party 2 has marked up a paper version of document 11 so indicator 14 is marked or highlighted and edited to indicate that Party 2 edited a marked up paper version of the document. [0031]FIG. 5 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with the comments in space 20 received from Party 3 via voice mail associated with their location in the electronic version of the document 11 shown in FIG. 2. Party 3 has submitted their comments, i.e., in Article 16 change New York to Connecticut, to document 11 via voice mail so indicator 15 is marked or highlighted and edited to indicate that Party 3's comments to the document were by voice mail. [0032]FIG. 6 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document 11 shown in FIG. 2 with the comments received from Party 4 via e-mail shown in the electronic version of the document 11. Party 4 has submitted their comments in space 21, i.e., in Article 17 change effective date to Aug. 1, 2003, document 11 via e-mail, so indicator 16 is marked or highlighted and edited to indicate that Party 4 e-mailed their comments. [0033]FIG. 7 is a drawing of the electronic version of the document shown in FIG. 2 with the comments or changes of Party 1, Party 2, Party 3 and Party 4, respectively, displayed at spaces 18-21. [0034]FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an apparatus that may be used with this invention. Original document 10 may be prepared with the aid of computer 51, or prepared with a different computer (not shown) and transmitted to computer 51 via e-mail 52, or scanned into scanner 53 and then transmitted into computer 51. Computer 51 will make an electronic image 11 (FIGS. 2-7) of document 10. Document 11 may be displayed on display 12. An electronic and/or a physical version of document 11 are delivered to Party 1, Party 2, Party 3 and Party 4. Party 1 may e-mail their comments regarding document 11 to computer 51 via email 52. Party 2 may have converted document 11 to a physical document 25 and placed their comments in document 25, or received physical document 25 and added their comments thereto before sending document 25 to computer 51 via facsimile 54. Party 2 may have converted document 11 to a physical document 25 and placed their comments in document 25, or received physical document 25 and added their comments thereto before sending document 25 to scanner 53, where document 53 is scanned into computer 51. Party 3 may send their comments 26 regarding document 11 to computer 51 via e-mail 52. Party 4 may send their comments 27 regarding document 11 to computer 51 via voice mail 55. Display 12 will display the information shown in FIG. 7. [0035]FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the process used by this invention. The process begins at 100 where an original document is prepared. The next step is step 101 where the original version of the document becomes an electronic document in a computer. The next step is step 102 where the document in physical and/or electronic form is sent to recipients, i.e., Party 1, Party 2, Party 3 and Party 4. At this point in step 103, one or more of the recipients make comments on the document. In step 104, the recipient's comments are transmitted to a computer. Then in step 105, the recipient's comments are associated with the original document. Then in step 106, each of the recipients' comments are separated. Now in step 107, each recipient's comment is associated with a location in the original electronic version of the document. Next in step 108, a view is provided on computer display 12 of the original document with each of the recipients' comments relative to the locations in the original document without modifying the original document. [0036] The above specification describes a new and improved method for annotating documents. It is realized that the above description may indicate to those skilled in the art additional ways in which the principles of this invention may be used without departing from the spirit. Therefore, it is intended that this invention be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. 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