Content validation system and method
OwnerStefan Gottschalk, Chris McIntosh +2inventors
InventorsStefan Gottschalk, Chris McIntosh, Olivier Giroux, Shaun Ho
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Abstract
A method and system for validating documentation. The method includes presenting a status mechanism operable to initiate a change in status of a portion of documentation, receiving a request to change the status of the portion of documentation, changing the status of the portion of documentation based on the request, and notifying an owner of the request to change the status of a portion of documentation. The method further includes presenting the portion of documentation to the owner and updating the status based on receiving a request to change the status of the portion of documentation. The system and method facilitate keeping documentation up to date.
Claims20
A method for validating documentation, comprising:
- presenting a status mechanism operable to initiate a change in status of a portion of documentation;
- receiving a request to change the status of a portion of documentation;
- changing the status of said portion of documentation based on said request;
- notifying an owner of said request to change the status of a portion of documentation;
- presenting said portion of documentation to said owner;
- and
- updating said status based on receiving a request to change said status of said portion of documentation.
A system comprising a processor coupled to a bus and a memory coupled to said bus wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed cause said processor to implement a method for validating documentation, said method comprising:
- accessing a portion of documentation, wherein said portion of documentation has an associated owner and comprises a plurality of commands executable by said system;
- extracting said plurality of commands from said portion of documentation;
- executing said plurality of commands;
- receiving output from executing said plurality of commands;
- verifying said output corresponds to information of successful execution of said plurality of commands;
- marking said portion of documentation as invalid if execution of any of said plurality of commands is unsuccessful;
- and
- notifying said owner of said invalidity of said portion of documentation.
A system comprising a processor and a memory wherein said memory comprises instructions that direct said processor to facilitate document validation, said instructions comprising:
- a status module for maintaining the status of each of a plurality of sections of documentation;
- a notification module for notifying the owner of the status of a section of documentation;
- an ownership management module for maintaining information on the owner of said section of documentation;
- and
- a history module for maintaining information related to the changes in status of said section of documentation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.