Method and system for maintaining documents
OwnerEugen H. Oetringer, Nigel Patrick Cresswell +2inventors
InventorsEugen H. Oetringer, Nigel Patrick Cresswell, Paulena McAnderson, David Sydney Robinson
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Abstract
A method and system for information distribution are described. A central document repository for an organization is provided and a document is stored at the document repository. A directive, a compliance level and a tier are associated with the document. Feedback associated with the document is received from a community. The document is approved and a status indicator associated with the document is updated based on the approval.
Claims25
A method for information distribution comprising:
- providing a central document repository for an organization;
- storing a document at the document repository;
- associating a directive with the document;
- associating a tier with the document;
- associating a compliance level with the document;
- receiving feedback associated with the document from a community;
- approving the document;
- and
- updating a status indicator associated with the document based on the approval.
A system for information distribution comprising:
- software operable to:
- provide a central document repository for an organization;
- store a document at the document repository;
- associate a directive with the document;
- associate a tier with the document;
- associate a compliance level with the document;
- receive feedback associated with the document from a community;
- approve the document;
- and
- update a status indicator associated with the document based on the approval.
A system for information distribution comprising:
- means for providing a central document repository for an organization;
- means for storing a document at the document repository;
- means for associating a directive with the document;
- means for associating a tier with the document;
- means for associating a compliance level with the document;
- means for receiving feedback associated with the document from a community;
- means for approving the document;
- and
- means for updating a status indicator associated with the document based on the approval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.