Method and system for user defined and linked properties

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6122649
SERIAL NO

08656427

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A computer system for creating a user-defined property for a document and for linking properties to content of the document. When the document is open, a first application receives from a user a name, a type, and a value of property to be created, creates a property within the properties area of the document by storing the name and type of the property within the properties area, and stores the value within the properties area. When the document is closed, a second application retrieves the name, type, and value of the created property from the properties area, and displays the name and the value of the created property. To link the property to the content, the first application receives from a user an indication that the property is to be linked to a field within the content of the document, retrieves the value of the field from within the content of the document, and stores the retrieved value and type as the value of the property. The second application then changes the stored value of the property when the document is closed. The first application detects that the stored value of the property is different from the value of the field within the content the document, and sets the value of the field within the content of the document to the value of the property.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kanerva, Heikki J Redmond, WA 6 499
Thorsen, Martin Kirkland, WA 1 56
Wentz, Brian D Bellevue, WA 19 1257

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation