Method and related apparatus for generating online and printing on-demand compilation of works with excerpts handling features
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsDavid ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Abstract
A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, including the step of obtaining a complete file of a work to be compiled in the compilation of works, selecting a portion of the complete file as a separate excerpt file to be compiled in the compilation of works, and independently managing the complete file and the excerpt file for producing the compilation of works.
Claims20
A method for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of:
- allowing access of, through a user interface (UI) provided by a server, contents of a complete file saved in a file folder assigned on the server, where the complete file is associated with copyright metadata;
- accepting a selection of, via the UI provided by the server, a portion of the complete file as an excerpt, and saving the excerpt as a separate file in the file folder assigned on the server;
- associating the copyright metadata associated with the complete file to the excerpt file;
- and
- independently managing the complete file and the excerpt file for producing the compilation of works.
(canceled)
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for managing files for producing a compilation of works, the process comprising the steps of:
- allowing access of, through a user interface (UI) provided by a server, contents of a complete file saved in a file folder assigned on the server, where the complete file is associated with copyright metadata;
- accepting a selection of, via the UI provided by the server, a portion of the complete file as an excerpt, and saving the excerpt as a separate file in the file folder assigned on the server;
- associating the copyright metadata associated with the complete file to the excerpt file;
- and
- independently managing the complete file and the excerpt file for producing the compilation of works.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.