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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 25, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Edith H. Stern, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Robert C. Weir, Westford, MA (US);

Barry E. Willner, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/212 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 17/211 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for generating an assent indication in a document approval and review function can include loading a document for editing in a document editor and determining a set of authors for the document. The method also can include modifying a title of the document to include an identity of at least one of the authors in the set. Finally, the method can include changing a visual appearance in the title of an identity of the assenting author responsive to one of the authors in the set assenting to a publication of the document.


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