Method for deleting a marked portion of a structured document
August 18, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInsertion of character set change codes in an altered text stream Report preparation File processing method using expanding display windows for selected records and text fields Formatting text/graphics using plural independent formatting mechanisms Control structure for a document processing system Word processor with alternative formatted and unformatted display modes Data structure for a document processing system Implicit creation of a superblock data structure Screen manager multiple viewport for a multi-tasking data processing system Document composition system using named formats and named fonts InventorsApplicationNo. 344343 filed on 04/26/1989US Classes:715/531, Text715/513, Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)715/533Spell CheckExaminersPrimary: Hayes, Gail O.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 015/21AbstractA method is disclosed for deleting a marked portion of a structured document so as to prevent damaging the structure of the document. The method examines the contents of a marked portion of a structured document and determines which begin and end tags are unmatched. A begin tag whose end tag has not been marked or vice versa, is flagged so that it is not deleted when the contents of the mark are deleted. This allows the Structured Delete function to delete a marked portion of the structured document without damaging the document's structure. | |
