EP0375145A2
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Action marker status handling
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-11-10
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed, an arrangement for marking a document with action markers and specifying an action to be performed by a responding end user. Notification criteria, notify ID and a status, which are associated with the action to be performed, are also specified. Upon the completion of the action specified, the responding end user updates the status and a message is automatically generated and transmitted to a end associated with the notify ID if the updated status meets the notification criteria.
Inventors
- 👤 Margaret Garnder Macphail
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/12; G06F40/131; G06F40/166; G06F40/169
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
In an information processing system, a method of marking a document for action, the method includes the steps of: causing the system to assign an identifier for an action to be performed on the document; inserting a plurality of action markers within the document; and entering data including notification criteria into a data area associated with the plurality of action markers whereby the action to be performed is specified, an end user to perform the action on the document is identified and status associated with the plurality of action markers is specified.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
In an information processing system, a method of marking a document for action, the method includes the steps of: causing the system to assign an identifier for an action to be performed on the document; inserting a plurality of action markers within the document; and entering data including notification criteria into a data area associated with the plurality of action markers whereby the action to be performed is specified, an end user to perform the action on the document is identified and status associated with the plurality of action markers is specified.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, further includes selecting a portion of the document to be marked with the action markers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inserting step includes the steps of: indicating to the system where a begin action marker is to be inserted; and indicating to the system where an end action marker is to be inserted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, further including displaying the data area to a requesting end user prior to the step of entering data therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the displayed data area includes at least one default entry and further includes overriding the at least one default entry with a new entry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, further including updating data associated with the with one of the plurality of action markers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the reviewing step includes the steps of: selecting one of the plurality of action markers in the document; activating an show action function for the selected one of the plurality of action markers; displaying the data area associated with the selected one of the action markers; and changing an entry associated with the status of the selected one of the plurality of action markers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the entered data includes a notify ID and further includes the steps of: determining whether the changed entry associated with the status equals the notification criteria; generating a response setting forth the status associated with the selected one of the plurality of action markers if the changed entry associated with the status equals the notification criteria; and transmitting the generated response to an end user identified by the notify ID.
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