Lance A Robinson

US Patent:

20030214528, Nov 20, 2003

Filed:

Mar 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/389498

Inventors:

Jeffrey Pierce - Sandy Hook CT, US
Richard Blue - Old Greenwich CT, US
Lance Robinson - Mamaroneck NY, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Incorporated - Stamford CT

International Classification:

H04N007/14
G09G005/00

US Classification:

345/723000, 348/014080

Abstract:

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.