System for binding document parts and handlers by fidelity of parts or by automatic translation of parts
May 12, 2015. 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 ReferencesApparatus, method, and structure for translating a document having one structure into a document having another structure Method for dynamically processing non-text components in compound documents Method for modifying intermingled text object and graphic object within an object set individually or correspondingly Dynamic selection of logical element data format as a document is created or modified Computer user interface with window title bar mini-icons Window management apparatus for a document creating apparatus Document editing apparatus which activates application programs in response to document data input Integration of data between typed data structures by mutual direct invocation between data managers corresponding to data types System for printing documents Method and apparatus for identifying multiple stage document format transformations InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 204520 filed on 03/02/1994US Classes:715/516Matching application process to displayed data typeExaminersPrimary: Burwell, Joseph R.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/00AbstractA computer-human interface employs parts as the basic structural elements of documents. At the time a part is opened, an editor is bound to the part in a manner which makes most efficient use of programs available on the computer. The binding system first determines whether the preferred editor for the part is available on the computer. If so, that editor is bound to the part and launched, if it is not already running. If the preferred editor is not available, the system attempts to locate the most suitable handler for the part, based upon various characteristics of the part's contents, such as their category and kind. If a suitable editor or other handler is available on the computer, it is bound to the part and launched. If necessary, the part is translated from one kind into another kind for which an editor is available. If no editor suitable for the part can be located within the computer's available programs, a handler of last resort is bound to the part as its editor. A handler of this type is a generic tool which allows the part to be presented to the user, without offering all of the functions that are normally associated with an editor for manipulating the part's particular type of contents.Other References
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