Gregory R Lloyd

US Patent:

7593954, Sep 22, 2009

Filed:

Nov 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/003773

Inventors:

Gregory R. Lloyd - Providence RI, US
Christopher J. Nuzum - Providence RI, US
Roger Fujii - Burke VA, US
Andrew J. Miller - Washington DC, US
Carrie Simmons - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Traction Software, Inc. - Providence RI

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707102, 707 5, 707101, 715234

Abstract:

The illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a method for cross-referencing, searching and displaying entries in a document publishing system, such as a web-publishing system or a desktop publishing system. The document publishing system uses input data such as email messages, attachments to emails, web clippings, and directly input text from a user to create new documents. The illustrative embodiment assigns an entry identification number to each new entry, an item identification number to each segment of the entry, and user-assigned labels to user-selected subparts of each entry. The entry identification numbers, item identification numbers and labels are automatically cross-linked by a series of algorithms. The identification numbers and labels are cross-linked with stored references which are used to dynamically generate HTML links. Changes in the content of a entry are saved as updates, where the latest version of a entry is cross-linked to previous versions.

US Patent:

20090300042, Dec 3, 2009

Filed:

Aug 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/541408

Inventors:

Gregory R. LLOYD - Providence RI, US
Christopher J. NUZUM - Providence RI, US
Roger FUJII - Burke VA, US
Andrew J. MILLER - District of Columbia DC, US
Carrie SIMMONS - New York NY, US

Assignee:

TRACTION SOFTWARE, INC. - Providence RI

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707101, 707100, 707E17044

Abstract:

The illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a method for cross-referencing, searching and displaying entries in a document publishing system, such as a web-publishing system or a desktop publishing system. The document publishing system uses input data such as email messages, attachments to emails, web clippings, and directly input text from a user to create new documents. The illustrative embodiment assigns an entry identification number to each new entry, an item identification number to each segment of the entry, and user-assigned labels to user-selected subparts of each entry. The entry identification numbers, item identification numbers and labels are automatically cross-linked by a series of algorithms. The identification numbers and labels are cross-linked with stored references which are used to dynamically generate HTML links. Changes in the content of a entry are saved as updates, where the latest version of a entry is cross-linked to previous versions. The cross-linking of the entries enables a user to search back through time for the content of previous versions or alternatively, to see the latest version of a previous entry.