Document management system, search designation method, and storage medium

US9529798B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9529798-B2
Application numberUS-201113221129-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Priority dateSep 9, 2010
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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A document management system according to the present invention manages a plurality of documents in which attribute names and attribute values corresponding to the attribute names are set as attributes. The document management system displays the attribute names and the attribute values set for a document selected from the plurality of documents, and selects at least one attribute value from the displayed attribute values. When an instruction to display a search screen is issued, the search screen is displayed, and a search conditional expression of an attribute search is set in the search screen, wherein if the instruction to display the search screen is issued in a state where the at least one attribute value is selected, the search screen is displayed in which the selected at least one attribute value is set for the search conditional expression.

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What is claimed is: 1. A document management apparatus capable of managing a plurality of documents in which attribute names and attribute values corresponding to the attribute names are set as attributes, the document management apparatus comprising: a memory that stores a computer program; and at least one processor that executes the computer program to function as: an attribute display unit configured to display, in an attribute display screen, attribute names and attribute…

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What does patent US9529798B2 cover?
A document management system according to the present invention manages a plurality of documents in which attribute names and attribute values corresponding to the attribute names are set as attributes. The document management system displays the attribute names and the attribute values set for a document selected from the plurality of documents, and selects at least one attribute value from th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hosotsubo Toshihiko, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/30011. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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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