Patent application EP17172705A (EP), filed 2017-05-24
Publication number: EP3252623A1
Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A NETWORKED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH REDUCED STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
Abstract: Embodiments of document management systems that utilize replicas are disclosed. A core document management module of a document management system is configured to return a replica (if one exists) in response to a request for either a version of a document or a replica of the document. Thus, modifications that are done by a user or an automated add-in module may be performed on the replica. When a process stores the modified document it may store it as a replica. This modified replica will replace the existing replica of the version.
IPC codes: G06F  17/    30            A I
G06Q  10/    10            A I
G06F  16/    93            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A document management system, comprising:
number: 2
text: The document management system of claim 1, wherein the first and second request are received from a user computer over a network.
number: 3
text: The document management system of one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium, comprises instructions for one or more add-in modules, each add-in module for requesting the version of the first document through the interface, receiving the replica, modifying the replica to create the second document and requesting the second document be stored as the replica through the interface.
number: 4
text: The document management system of one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first request and the second request are received from an add-in module.
number: 5
text: The document management system of one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the instructions are further for:
number: 6
text: The document management system of one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the instructions are further for:
number: 7
text: The document management system of claim 6, wherein restoring the first version of the document comprises deleting the replica of the document.
number: 8
text: A method for managing documents in a distributed network access environment, comprising:
number: 9
text: The method of claim 8, wherein the first and second request are received from a user computer over a network.
number: 10
text: The method of claim 8 or 9, further comprising implementing one or more asynchronous add-in modules, each add-in module capable of requesting the version of the first document through the interface, receiving the replica, modifying the replica to create the second document and requesting the second document be stored as the replica through the interface.
number: 11
text: The method of one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the first request and the second request are received from an add-in module.
number: 12
text: The method of one of claims 8 to 11, further comprising:
number: 13
text: The method of one of claims 8 to 12, further comprising, determining that the replica is corrupted and restoring the version of the first document.
number: 14
text: The method of claim 13, wherein restoring the first version of the document comprises deleting the replica of the document.
number: 15
text: A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for when being executed by a computer performing a method according to one of claims 8 to 14.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-12-06
Prior art cited: ref_id: WO2015070174A1
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severity: background
ref_id: US2013262420A1
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ref_id: US2013262420
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ref_id: WO2015070174
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severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2017-12-06)