Method and apparatus for utilizing an object model for managing content regions in an electronic document
US7712016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/166
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for utilizing a document object model to manage content regions for use in an electronic document. A content region is a predefined area which may be inserted in an electronic document and which serves as a placeholder for receiving and displaying specific types of content such as text, graphics data, calendar data, or tabular data. The document object model enables a user to create, modify, and delete content regions from an electronic document using an application programming interface from within a computer application program.
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