Extending application behavior through active properties attached to a document in a document management system
US6562076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/93
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. A property attachment mechanism allows an application to attach arbitrary static and active properties to a document. The active properties include executable code which perform document management functions to control the state and behavior of the document in response to a triggering event. In this manner, the state and behavior of the document is provided to a user and is accurately maintained even when the application is not running.
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