Document processing method and apparatus which can add comment data added to an original document to a revised document
US6438566B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/93
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A comment added to a certain portion in a first document can be automatically re-added to an equivalent position in a second document, and comment transfer processing between documents is automatically performed. Position information of a comment with respect to an old document obtained from an old document comment file is stored in a position information area, and comment contents also obtained from the old document comment file are stored in a comment content area. A character string corresponding to the position information is extracted from an old document file, and is stored in a character string area. A new document file is searched on the basis of the character string stored in the character string area, and position information of the detected character string is stored in a candidate area. One of position information stored in the candidate area is selected according to a predetermined rule, and the selected position information is stored in a new position information area. The comment contents stored in the comment content area, and the position information stored in the new position information area are written in a new document comment file.
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