System for automatically embedding or incorporating contents added to a document
US5669005A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/174
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document-centered user interface architecture for a computer system employs parts as the fundamental building blocks of all documents. All data is stored in the system as a part, which is comprised of contents and an associated editor. The contents and the functionality of the editor are available to the user wherever the part is located, whether in a document, on a desktop or in a folder. Parts function as containers for other parts, thereby facilitating the compilation and editing of multimedia or compound documents. When material from one part is inserted into another part, the computer system automatically determines whether the added material is incorporated into the intrinsic contents of the receiving part or embedded as a separately identifiable part.
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