Patent · US Expired

System and method for converting between text format and outline format

US7480861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2002
Grant dateJan 20, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/103
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described is a mechanism for pasting data from a source document into a destination document while providing the user with options related to the particular data being pasted. The options allow the user to choose how much formatting or structure to persist. More specifically, the user may select whether to persist general formatting, direct formatting, and/or outline structure through the paste operation.

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