Patent · US Expired

Method for copying a marked portion of a structured document

US5079700A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateApr 4, 1991
Grant dateJan 7, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/143
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed for copying a marked portion of a structured document so as to prevent damaging the structure of the document at the target location where the contents of the mark is to be inserted. The method includes determining whether there are unbalanced begin tags or end tags in the portion to be copied and then inserting additional tags to balance the missing tags at the target location.

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