SYSTEM FOR ANNOTATING DOCUMENTS SERVED BY A DOCUMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE ON THE DOCUMENT SYSTEM

摘要

An annotation system receives a first annotation input representing first annotation content for temporally annotating a first instance of a first target in a first instance of a first XML document. The first instance of the first XML document is served by a document server component of a document system. The annotation system is functionally independent of the document system. The annotation system temporally annotates the first instance of the first target with the first annotation content. The annotation subsequently manifests the first annotation content in connection with a manifestation of a second instance of the first target in a manifestation of a second instance of the first XML document served by the document server.