Patent ReferencesEncoding-format-desensitized methods and means for interchanging electronic document as appearances Method and apparatus for format conversion of a hierarchically structured page description language document Structured database system together with structure definition frame storing document body data Integrated request-response system and method generating responses to request objects formatted according to various communication protocols Apparatus and method for document database management of documents having a plurality of document structures Selective multiple protocol transport and dynamic format conversion in a multi-user network Computer system and computer-implemented method for interpreting hypertext links in a document when including the document within another document Document structure conversion apparatus Automated extraction and doubly linked reference marks for partialized document contents and version control Patent #: 5991782 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 892579 filed on 07/14/1997US Classes:715/513Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)ExaminersPrimary: Feild, Joseph H.Assistant: Bourque, Robert D Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractA converter converts between structured language elements and objects embeddable in the native format of a document editor. A data structure representing the embeddable object is created without instantiating an instance of the object and includes the associated structured language element. Subsequently, the structured language element is used to instantiate an object and set its properties. Any portion of the structured language element not recognized during the conversion process is retained by the embeddable object. If conversion back to a structured language element is subsequently required, the conversion process is facilitated by the presence of the original structured language element within the embeddable object as well as the retained portion of the structured language element not recognized.Other References
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