Method and framework for content viewer integrations

Abstract

A method and a framework are revealed for content viewer integrations in content management systems and platforms that allow plug-and-play style content viewer deployment and switching, and simultaneous display of different viewers on the same page. By introducing the notion of viewer integration profiles and viewer bundles, and providing programming interfaces for viewer integrations and content management system integrations, viewer integrations and the deployment of viewers in content management systems are standardized and made easy. Integrating a viewer once, the viewer will work across many ECM products and platforms. With the integration of annotation content conversions, switching of content viewers without the data loss and the risk of potential security breaches (caused by incompatibility between different content viewers) will be enabled.

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