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Tagging related files in a document management system
Assignee: Paradise Ip LLC
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Filing: 2001-06-29
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Granted: 2003-06-24
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Expires: 2021-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. Applications which function based on hierarchical path names communicate to the document management system through a translator. A tag is inserted into the path of a document to identify the document and represent a dynamic collection. The same tag is inserted into the path of files which support the document so that the supporting files are related to the document by the path tag. In this manner, the document management system identifies and locates all documents which are related to each other based on the tag. Thus, an application is provided with all related files even though the application may not know where the files are actually stored or retrieved from.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony G. LaMarca
- 👤 James P. Dourish
- 👤 Warren K. Edwards
- 👤 Michael P. Salisbury
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
In a system where an application stores and retrieves a document based on a path and filename, and stores and retrieves supporting files of the document based on the path, a method of generating a dynamic collection of related documents including the document and the supporting files comprising the steps of: inserting a tag in the path of the document, the tag being a unique identifier of the document; generating a supporting file for the document and associating the tag to the supporting file such that the supporting file and document are identified and retrieved as a collection based on the tag.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
In a system where an application stores and retrieves a document based on a path and filename, and stores and retrieves supporting files of the document based on the path, a method of generating a dynamic collection of related documents including the document and the supporting files comprising the steps of: inserting a tag in the path of the document, the tag being a unique identifier of the document; generating a supporting file for the document and associating the tag to the supporting file such that the supporting file and document are identified and retrieved as a collection based on the tag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 further including, upon subsequent processing of the document, extracting the tag from the path of the document and locating the supporting file based on the tag.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the document and the supporting file are stored in different locations and a single query based on the tag locates and retrieves both the document and supporting file.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tag is associated to the supporting file by inserting the tag in a path of the supporting file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the path of the supporting file is different from the path of the document except for the tag.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document; extracting the path and path tag; launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document; extracting the path and path tag; launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein the path tag is a unique file-ID inserted into the path.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein the path of the document is different than a path of the supporting files.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein the locating includes generating a query which requests files having the path tag associated thereto.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document; extracting the path and path tag; launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of launching an application on a document, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the document for processing with the application, the document including a path and a path tag which identifies the document; extracting the path and path tag; launching the application on the document based on the extracted path; and locating and retrieving, based on the path tag while discarding the path, the document and supporting files for the document, the supporting files including the path tag which represents a relationship to the document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein the locating includes generating a query which requests files having the path tag associated thereto.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein the path of the document is different than a path of the supporting files.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein the path tag is a unique file-ID inserted into the path.
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