Viewer for protected content as a programming platform component
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsHeather Grantham, Jerry Dunietz, Marcio De Mello, Anthony Willie, Young Kim
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for implementing a content viewer for fixed-format documents. An existing document may be “published” to create a fixed-format document using the user interface of the exiting document's native application. The content viewer is integrated into an application program interface, reducing the burden of software maintenance and enhancing security features. The content viewer invokes a web browser, which provides a host environment for the viewer to display the published document.
Claims18
A method for providing viewing of a fixed-format document, the method comprising:
- receiving a document into a viewer integrated with an application program interface;
- determining whether the document is of a predetermined fixed-format content type;
- and
- if the document is of the predetermined fixed-format content type, presenting the document to a user via a web browser.
A system for viewing a fixed-format document, comprising:
- an application program interface;
- and
- a viewer integrated with the application program interface,
- wherein the application program interface and the viewer are installed in a single installation.
A user interface system for generating a fixed-format document, comprising:
- a user-selectable print-to-fixed-format option, presented to a user in a document's native environment, that generates a fixed-format document in accordance with an application program interface,
- wherein the fixed-format document is viewable via a viewer, the viewer being integrated with the application program interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.