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Document producing support system

US6632251B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Document producing support system including: input means like a keyboard or a mouse; display means; a user profile database storing user profiles; a logon/logoff module connected to the user profile database for identifying roles of users based on the user profiles; a semantic database storing semantic elements; a dossier database for storing drafts of documents; a publishing database for storing final versions of documents; a workflow module arranged for at least controlling which roles of users are entitled to carry out specific activities and which activities may be carried out at a specific moment, as well as tracking which activities have already been carried out and how much process time has already been spent within any of the activities, activities being defined as sets of tasks allowed to be carried out by any individual user depending on his role; language technology modules for terminology control, machine-aided translation and language task support; a processor coupled to and arranged for controlling the elements mentioned above.

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