System and method for indentifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorGregory L. Smith
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Abstract
A method for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file includes searching for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file, initiating the application in a background if the application is not running, opening the data file for reading only, examining the data file for hidden entities, generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities, and optionally, resolving the incidents of hidden entities.
Claims69
A method for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file comprising:
- searching for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file;
- initiating the application in a background if the application is not running;
- opening the data file for reading only;
- examining the data file for hidden entities;
- and
- generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities.
A method for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file comprising:
- searching for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file;
- initiating the application in a background if the application is not running;
- opening the data file for reading only;
- examining the data file for hidden entities including non visible shapes, picture font text, alternative text, hidden slides, hyperlinks, objects, text, fill and background color matches, overlapping shapes, off slide shapes, off slide text, slide comments, slide notes, slide scripts, slide media, slide pictures, and macros;
- generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities;
- and
- resolving the incidents of hidden entities.
A system for identifying, classifying extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file comprising:
- a memory coupled to a processor, the processor operable to search for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file, initiate the application in a background if the application is not running, open the data file for reading only, examine the data file for hidden entities, and generate an examination log of incidents of hidden entities.
A computer readable media for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file comprising:
- a code segment for searching for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file;
- a code segment for initiating the application in a background if the application is not running;
- a code segment for opening the data file for reading only;
- a code segment for examining the data file for hidden entities;
- and
- a code segment for generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.