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Extracting a portion of a document, such as a web page

US9430583B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2011
Grant dateAug 30, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portion data structure representing a portion extracted from a formatted source document is described. A portion data structure contains a first subtree of nodes that is modeled after a second subtree of a complete hierarchical representation of the formatted source document. Explicit formatting attribute values are specified for nodes of the first subtree only where a value calculated for the formatting attribute in a node of the first subtree differs from a value calculated for the formatting attribute in the corresponding node in the second subtree at a time when the node of the first subtree descends from a reset node specifying standardized formatting attribute values. The contents of the portion data structure are usable to display the portion extracted from the formatted source document in a context other than the formatted source document.

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