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News story markup language and system and process for editing and processing documents

US6596031B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2000
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/221
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention defines a news story document format that supports a wide variety of news story information in a structured manner. The news story markup language of the present invention provides constraints to define timing information for a news story, to define machine control commands that may be used to automate control functions, or to associate multiple elements within one or more documents for the purpose of synchronizing the elements. The present invention defines a system and method for editing and processing news story documents.

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