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Integrated document development method

US6332150A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1998
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/10
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for developing documents which allows simultaneously displaying the document being developed, changes to the document and a history of changes made during development. The method is practiced on a computer system of the type having a processor, a display and a memory in data communication with both the processor and the display. The method includes the steps of segmenting the display into a plurality of regions, displaying, in one of the regions, a document file having viewable information associated therewith, displaying, in a second of the regions, a message file, displaying, in a third of the regions, a plurality of message headers, with a subset of the message headers providing a summary of content in the message file and the message file providing a description of a subportion of the viewable information.

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