Distributed document-based calendaring system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsAnnette M. Adler, Kenneth P. Fishkin, Catherine C. Marshall, Alexander E. Silverman, Todd A. Cass
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Abstract
A system and method for receiving, analyzing, and managing a database of calendar information obtained from a variety of source documents. Information derived and extracted from calendar documents is used establish a database of events. Extraction of relevant information from the calendar documents is facilitated by guidance in the form of user input, document templates, or other specification of the structure and content of the calendar documents.
Claims18
A method for manipulating and managing a calendar based on information contained in at least one source document, comprising:
- receiving data representative of at least a portion of not less than one source document;
- receiving guidance representative of the genre of the not less than one received source document;
- selecting an input specification based on said genre of the not less than one received source document;
- using said input specification to guide identification of data of interest in the not less than one received source document;
- extracting said identified data of interest from the not less than one received source document;
- merging said extracted identified data of interest into a distributed genre, said distributed genre including specification of source document input genres, specification of output genres, identified pieces of data of interest still resident in source documents, mapping of data of interest between the source documents and at least one output document, an explanation of social context, and a computational engine;
- selecting an output specification, wherein said output specification identifies a selected output genre;
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- creating at least one output document in said selected output genre, wherein said output document is created from said extracted identified data of interest merged within said distributed genre.
A calendaring system for manipulating and managing a database on information contained in at least one source document, comprising:
- an input device adapted to receive the document;
- means for receiving guidance representative of the genre of the received source document;
- means for selecting an input specification based on said genre of the received source document;
- means for using said input specification to guide identification of data of interest in the received source document;
- processor means, comprising:
- means for extracting said identified data of interest from the received source document;
- means for merging said extracted identified data of interest into a distributed genre, said distributed genre including specification of source document input genres, specification of output genres, identified pieces of data of interest still resident in source documents, mapping of data of interest between the source documents and at least one output document, an explanation of social context, and a computational engine;
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- means for selecting an output specification, wherein said output specification identifies a selected output genre;
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- an output device adapted for creating at least one output document in said selected output genre, wherein said output document is created from said extracted identified data of interest merged within said distributed genre.
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