Method for managing the annotation of documents

• Main Authors: ROBINSON LANCE, PIERCE JEFFREY D, BLUE RICHARD D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.11.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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.