US 2006/0069989 A1 · Method and apparatus for utilizing an object model for managing content regions in an electronic document

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for utilizing a document object model to manage content regions for use in an electronic document. A content region is a predefined area which may be inserted in an electronic document and which serves as a placeholder for receiving and displaying specific types of content such as text, graphics data, calendar data, or tabular data. The document object model enables a user to create, modify, and delete content regions from an electronic document using an application programming interface from within a computer application program.

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Dependent claims

A method for utilizing an object model in an application program for managing content regions for displaying specific types of content in an electronic document, comprising:

providing a plurality of objects in the object model, wherein the plurality of objects comprises a plurality of properties, methods, and events;
exposing an application programming interface in the object model for accessing the plurality of objects;
and
utilizing the plurality of properties, methods, and events in the object model to manage the content regions.

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A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, will cause the computer to perform a method for utilizing an object model in a word processing application program for managing content regions for displaying specific types of content in an electronic document, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of objects in the object model, wherein the plurality of objects comprises a plurality of properties, methods, and events;
exposing an application programming interface in the object model for accessing the plurality of objects;
and
utilizing the plurality of properties, methods, and events in the object model to manage the content regions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/065,754Filed 25 Feb 2005

Priority

30 Sep 2004

Published

30 Mar 2006

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

G06F 40/143
Tree-structured documents: markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04842
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 40/117
Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents: tagging; Marking up ; Designating a block; Setting of attributes

Family

Application10/955,612Continuation in part · filed 30 Sep 2004

Application11/065,754Continuation in part · filed 25 Feb 2005

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Method and apparatus for utilizing an object model for managing content regions in an electronic document

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Method and apparatus for utilizing an object model for managing content regions in an electronic document

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