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Mechanism for partial document restore

US9582481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2012
Grant dateFeb 28, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/197
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus for managing versions of a portion of a document on a computing system are described. Multiple versions of an object in the document are maintained on the computing system. A graphical representation of at least two versions of the object is displayed on a display to a user of the computing system. A previous version of the object is selected from the at least two versions of the object through an input device, and the object in the document is restored to the selected previous version. The object is a portion of the document less than the entirety of the document.

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