Systems and method for automatically linking parts within compound documents

Patent 5752055 Issued on May 12, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 15, 2016. 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

International Business Machines Corporation

Application

No. 730559 filed on 10/15/1996

US Classes:

715/515Compound document

Examiners

Primary: Feild, Joseph H.
Assistant: Hong, Stephen S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Doudnikoff; Gregory M.

Foreign Patent References

2-242-293 GB. 09/13/1991

International Class

G06F 015/00

Abstract

In a computer environment which provides support for compound documents composed of multiple parts, a technique is provided for linking parts which rely on common data so that updating the common data in one part updates the common data in the linked parts. The parts are preferably object oriented in nature, and the linking is performed automatically.

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