Method and apparatus for supporting active documents
OwnerJuergen Sattler, Hilmar Demant +1inventors
InventorsJuergen Sattler, Hilmar Demant, Joachim Gaffga
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OwnerJuergen Sattler, Hilmar Demant +1inventors
InventorsJuergen Sattler, Hilmar Demant, Joachim Gaffga
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A tool is proposed for supporting active documents. In one embodiment, an active document may be opened in an application program executing at a first computer, the active document being in a format recognized by the application program. Data relating to a first active document may be received data at the first computer from a user of the application program, and a search request based on the received data may be sent from the first computer to a second computer that maintains a plurality of data objects. In one embodiment, the application program at the first computer is unable to perform any functions with data objects at the second computer. The first computer may receive information relating to a result of the search request from the second computer and may store the information in the first active document. A request from the user of the application program that the active document be submitted may be received at the first computer, and the active document may be forwarded from the first computer to the second computer. A set of procedures that are pre-defined for this active document may then be performed with the active document at the second computer.
A method comprising:
The method of claim 9, wherein the text string is stored at the second computer in a portal or document management system.
A machine readable medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a computer system to perform a method comprising:
A method of creating an active document, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.