Method and apparatus for processing a display document utilizing a system level document framework

Patent 5537526 Issued on July 16, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 12, 2013. 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Taugent, Inc.

Application

No. 151335 filed on 11/12/1993

US Classes:

715/515, Compound document715/501.1, Hypermedia715/512, Annotation control715/751, Computer supported collaborative work between plural users715/804Interwindow link or communication

Examiners

Primary: Herndon, Heather R.
Assistant: Vo, Cliff N.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Stephens; Keith

International Class

G06F 015/00

Abstract

An object-oriented compound document architecture provides system level support for document processing features. The object-oriented compound document framework supports a variety of document processing functions. The framework provides system level support of collaboration, linking, eternal undo, and content based retrieval, among other things. System level support is provided for document changes, annotation through model and linking, anchors, model hierarchies, enhanced copy and pasting, command objects, and a generic retrieval framework.

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