WYSIWYG printing for web based applications
US8248636B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1287
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A container application is a native application that allows a web based application to access a computer's system resources and windowing system. Web based applications are downloaded from application servers and run inside container applications. A web based application can alter or control many, or all, aspects of the container application's content area and meta user interfaces (UIs). Access to printer settings, display settings, and printer meta UIs provides a web based application with the capability to lay out or format printed documents. The newly provided capabilities include WYSIWYG capabilities.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.