USER MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS

摘要

Described is the user management of electronic documents. Content selected from a first electronic document is received. Metadata are generated corresponding to the received selected content and a location of the received content in the first electronic document. The metadata are stored and a search term is subsequently received that is also in the received content. In response to a search against a repository, search results are displayed. The search results include an indicator of the first electronic document and an indicator of a second electronic document that includes the search term. The indicator of the first electronic document is displayed higher in the search results than the second electronic document.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of managing a plurality of electronic documents, the method comprising:
receiving content selected from a first electronic document; generating metadata that is assigned by a document manager to the received selected content that includes priority data indicating a level of importance of the selected content to the user; storing the metadata corresponding to the selected content; performing by at least one of the first recipient and the second recipient a subsequent search according to a search term against a repository that includes the first electronic document and a second electronic document; determining that the search term is also in the received content selected from the first electronic document and that the metadata indicating the level of importance of the selected content to the user is assigned to the selected content; determining that the second electronic document includes the search term and is devoid of metadata corresponding to selected content having the search term; and displaying search results in response to a search performed according to the search term against the repository, the search results including an indicator of the first electronic document and further including an indicator of a second electronic document that includes the search term, wherein the indicator of the first electronic document is displayed higher in the search results than the second electronic document according to the priority data in the metadata assigned to the selected content.