US Patent 9514108 Automatic reference note generator

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for automatic reference note generation are disclosed herein. The method includes identifying an information element that has been copied to a transfer buffer, collecting source reference information associated with the information element, wherein the source reference information includes at least one source identifier indicative of an origin of the information element, generating a reference note based on the source reference information and a reference note format specification, inserting the information element into a destination document, inserting the reference note into the destination document, wherein the reference note is associated with the information element.