Method and system for associating actions with semantic labels in electronic documents
First Claim
1. For an electronic system for creating and editing an electronic document, a method for associating actions with semantic labels in the electronic document created in an application program module, the method comprising the steps of:
- annotating the electronic document with a plurality of the semantic labels;
receiving the plurality of labels in an action dynamic link library;
transmitting the plurality of labels to a plurality of action plug-ins; and
determining, in the action plug-ins, a plurality of actions based on the labels.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for associating actions with semantic labels in an electronic document. The document is created or edited in an application program module and sections of the electronic document are annotated with semantic labels. The application program module passes the semantic labels to an action DLL. The action DLL is responsible for communicating with the application program module, transmitting the labels to action plug-ins, and receiving, from the action plug-ins, the actions to be associated with the labels. The application program module communicates with the action DLL to retrieve the actions associated with the semantic labels and displays them to a user. The document may be created in eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and may be annotated using XML tags. The semantic labels may be associated with strings of text or graphical objects.
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27 Claims
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1. For an electronic system for creating and editing an electronic document, a method for associating actions with semantic labels in the electronic document created in an application program module, the method comprising the steps of:
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annotating the electronic document with a plurality of the semantic labels;
receiving the plurality of labels in an action dynamic link library;
transmitting the plurality of labels to a plurality of action plug-ins; and
determining, in the action plug-ins, a plurality of actions based on the labels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for associating actions with content in an electronic document as the electronic document is created in an a application program module, the method comprising the steps of:
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as the content is entered into the electronic document, associating the content with a semantic label, wherein the electronic document is annotated with a plurality of semantic labels; and
determining a plurality of the actions associated with the label. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17)
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13. A system for associating actions with semantic labels in an electronic document, the system comprising:
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an application program module for annotating the electronic document with a plurality of the semantic labels;
an action dynamic link library connected to the application program module receiving the plurality of labels; and
a plurality of action plug-ins connected to the action dynamic link library for receiving the plurality of labels and determining a plurality of actions based on the labels.
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16. For an electronic system for creating and editing an electronic document, a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for associating a plurality of actions with semantic labels in the electronic document created in an application program module, comprising:
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annotating the electronic document with a plurality of the semantic labels;
receiving the plurality of labels in an action dynamic link library;
transmitting the plurality of labels to a plurality of action plug-ins; and
determining, in the action plug-ins, the plurality of actions based on the labels and displaying the plurality of actions received from the plurality of action plug-ins.
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for associating actions with content in an electronic document as the electronic document is created in an a application program module, comprising:
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as the content is entered into the electronic document, associating the content with a semantic label, wherein the electronic document is annotated with a plurality of semantic labels; and
determining a plurality of the actions associated with the label;
receiving an indication that one of the plurality of actions has been selected; and
in response to receiving an indication that one of the plurality of actions has been selected, then causing the application program module to execute the selected action. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. For an electronic system for creating and editing an electronic document, a method for associating actions with extensible Markup Language elements (XML) in the electronic document created in an application program module, the method comprising the steps of:
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annotating the electronic document with a plurality of the XML elements;
receiving the plurality of XML elements in an action dynamic link library;
transmitting the plurality of XML elements to a plurality of action plug-ins; and
determining, in the action plug-ins, a plurality of actions based on the XML elements. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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