Deleting a document from a document group based on time conditions

US9104652B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104652-B2
Application numberUS-201313761802-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 7, 2013
Priority dateAug 30, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A document management apparatus includes a generating unit, a setting unit, a determining unit, and a deleting unit. The generating unit generates a new document from a base document. The setting unit sets the new document as a document which belongs to a document group to which the base document belongs. The determining unit determines whether or not a document group to which a selected document belongs includes a document which was generated or last viewed less than a reference time period ago. The deleting unit deletes the selected document if the document group does not include a document which was generated or last viewed less than the reference time period ago, and does not delete the selected document if the document group includes a document which was generated or last viewed less than the reference time period ago.

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What is claimed is: 1. A document management apparatus comprising: a generating unit that generates a new document from a base document; a setting unit that sets the new document as a document which belongs to a document group to which the base document belongs, that performs, if the base document does not belong to any document group, setting for creating a document group to which the base document and the new document belong, and that performs, if the base document belongs to…

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What does patent US9104652B2 cover?
A document management apparatus includes a generating unit, a setting unit, a determining unit, and a deleting unit. The generating unit generates a new document from a base document. The setting unit sets the new document as a document which belongs to a document group to which the base document belongs. The determining unit determines whether or not a document group to which a selected docume…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F40/197. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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