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Methods, systems and computer readable media for pasting data

US8943515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2011
Grant dateJan 27, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/543
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of pasting data from a source application to a destination application, where the source and destination applications are not the same; the method comprising the steps of: identifying a data type for the data and an appropriate input handler for the data type; converting the data using the appropriate input handle to a standard format based on the data type; in an output module determining the context of the data in the standard format to identify an appropriate output handler; obtaining a suggested paste operation from a suggestion engine based on the type and context of the data; and instructing a paste operation on the basis of the suggested paste operation.

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