Patent ID: 7437668

Claim:
A system for correction of a defective copy of an autonomous document, the system comprising: a computer system comprising a memory operably connected to a processor, a detection service, a notification service, a tracking service, and a history service; the detection service to (1) identify a defective copy of an autonomous document, (2) identify a defective parent copy of the defective copy of the autonomous document where a defect originates, and (3) identify as defective substantially all copies of the defective parent copy created from the defective parent copy and containing defects; the notification service to notify the defective copy of the autonomous document and an associated user of the defective copy of the autonomous document; the tracking service to track multiple copies of the autonomous document, and to create linkages between each of the copies of the autonomous document and the respective parents and children of each of the copies of the autonomous document; the history service to maintain a history of each copy of the autonomous document; and a correction service embedded in the autonomous document to correct the defective copy of the autonomous document and instruct copies of the autonomous document, created from the defective copy of the autonomous document, to correct themselves, wherein the autonomous document is capable of correcting itself.