System and method of processing documents with document proxies
US5638504A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object-oriented document architecture provides system level support for document processing features from within an active document utilizing a novel technique termed a proxy. A proxy integrates external document management functions simultaneously and seamlessly into the standard operating system document processing commands. The system utilizes a revolutionary object-oriented framework system to provide an interface facilitating document access and editing functions from within a document or other active application.
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