Method and apparatus for defining documents
US8375293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/186
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for storing a document. The document is created by using a set of template pages. The method, in a data storage structure, creates a first prototype section for storing information for the template pages. The method also, in the data storage structure, creates a second section for storing a set of content for the document. In some embodiments, the template pages are provided by a word-processing application. In some embodiments, the information for the template pages includes text information, image information, and thumbnail information. In some embodiments, a word-processing application utilizes the stored thumbnails in the prototypes section to generate a visual representation of a template page contents to a user to assist the user in creating a document. In some embodiments, the template pages further include stylesheet information, headers information, and footers information.
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