Clipboard content and document metadata collection
First Claim
1. A method for tracking metadata related to an information object inserted into a document, the method comprising the steps of:
- compiling metadata describing an information object collected from a source document;
storing the metadata and the corresponding information object in a memory; and
inserting the metadata into a first destination document when the information object is inserted into the first destination object.
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for the collection and storing of information relating to a document captured in a copy-and-paste operation of a word processing application, spreadsheet, presentation processing software or other application that provides copy-and-paste functionality. A clipboard interface collects and stores information, or “metadata,” relating to a selected document or portion of a document. Once the metadata collection system gathers information corresponding to particular captured content, the system stores the information as metadata so that the user or a subsequent user of the destination document can, when necessary, access the metadata associated with the source document. Metadata is stored either within the destination document or in another document that can be correlated with the destination document.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for tracking metadata related to an information object inserted into a document, the method comprising the steps of:
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compiling metadata describing an information object collected from a source document;
storing the metadata and the corresponding information object in a memory; and
inserting the metadata into a first destination document when the information object is inserted into the first destination object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for tracking metadata related to an information object inserted into a document, comprising:
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a computing system;
a source document;
a first destination document;
an information object collected from the source document;
a metadata object describing the information object; and
logic, executed on the computing system, for inserting the metadata object into the first destination document when the information object is inserted into the first destination object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for tracking metadata related to an information object inserted into a document, comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, stored on the recording medium, for compiling metadata describing an information object collected from a source document;
means, stored on the recording medium, for storing the metadata and the corresponding information object in a memory; and
means, stored on the recording medium, for inserting the metadata into a first destination document when the information object is inserted into the first destination object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for compiling and storing metadata, comprising the steps of:
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compiling metadata corresponding to an information object collected from a source document, wherein the metadata is information related the information object;
inserting the information object into a first destination document; and
storing the metadata in conjunction with the first destination document, such that the metadata can be correlated with the information object. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of accessing metadata and associating the metadata with an information object, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first document; and
retrieving a metadata object, stored in conjunction with the first document and associated with an information object included in the first document, wherein the metadata object includes information relating to the source of the information object.
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