Digital document discussion apparatus and digital document discussion method

Abstract

A digital document discussion apparatus includes a user profile information database storing user profile information on a user, a responsible organization profile information database storing responsible organization profile information, and a control section providing a template to a discussion requester by a frame with a work process, the user profile information and the responsible organization profile information corresponding to a digitized discussion document used as keys, allowing the discussion document to be created based on this template, and requesting the discussion participant to discuss the created discussion document.

1 . A digital document discussion method, comprising: 
 creating a discussion document using a template obtained responsive to attributes of a user and a work process;    associating material information with the discussion document, said material information being located at a source outside of said discussion document;    transmitting the discussion document to a discussion participant;    allowing the discussion participant to search the material information; and    allowing the discussion participant to provide comments about the discussion document.