Document linking

• US 20090249178A1
• Filed: 04/01/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bridgeborn, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bridgeborn, Inc.
• Inventors: Edwards, Jonathan B., Curry, Kevin Michael, Ingalsbe, Ted E., Ambrosino, Timothy J.
• Application Number:
  US12/080,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20090249178A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces

Abstract

Associating first metadata with a first element in a first document. The first metadata describes at least a location of the first element within the first document. Storing the first metadata extrinsically from the first document. Identifying a first link based on the first metadata. Displaying the first link.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

associating first metadata with a first element in a first document, the first metadata describing at least a location of the first element within the first document;

storing the first metadata extrinsically from the first document;

identifying a first link based on the first metadata; and

displaying the first link.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a first tag based on the first metadata, and displaying the first tag.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating the first document.

4. The method of claim 3, in which the first document includes a link directory.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first document resides on a storage medium, and the first metadata is stored on a different storage medium.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a first document object model associated with the first document, wherein the link is determined based further on the first document object model.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a first coordinate system associated with the first document, wherein the link is determined based further on the first coordinate system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the document bears a second coordinate system different from the first coordinate system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first element is identified based on input from a user, the method further comprising receiving the first metadata from a user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising presenting the user with options for the first metadata, in which input from the user includes a selection from the options.

11. The method of claim 10, in which the user input consists of a single action from the user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the single action is selected from the group consisting of:

a mouse click, a pen stroke, a voice command, a key press, and a gesture.

13. The method of claim 1, in which the link points to a second element of a second document.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

associating second metadata with the second element, the second metadata describing at least a location of the second element in the second document;

storing the second metadata extrinsically from the second document;

wherein the link is identified based further on the second metadata.

15. The method of claim 1, in which the link points to a second element of the first document.

16. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

associate first metadata with a first element in a first document, the first metadata describing at least a location of the first element within the first document;

store the first metadata extrinsically from the first document;

identify a first link based on the first metadata; and

display the first link.

17. The medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions for identifying a first tag based on the first metadata, and displaying the first tag.

18. The medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions for creating the first document.

19. The medium of claim 18, in which the first document includes a link directory.

20. The medium of claim 16, wherein the first document resides on a storage medium, and the instructions cause the computer to store the first metadata on a different storage medium.

21. The medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions for identifying a first document object model associated with the first document, in which the tag is identified based further on the first document object model.

22. The medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions for identifying a first coordinate system associated with the first document, wherein the link is determined based further on the first coordinate system.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein then the document bears a second coordinate system different from the first coordinate system.

24. The medium of claim 16 further comprising instructions for receiving the first metadata from a user'"'"'s input.

25. The medium of claim 24, further comprising instructions for presenting the user with options for the first metadata, in which the user'"'"'s input includes a selection from the options.

26. The medium of claim 25, in which the user'"'"'s input consists of a single action from the user.

27. The medium of claim 26, in which the single action is selected from the group consisting of:

a mouse click, a pen stroke, a voice command, a key press, and a gesture.

28. The medium of claim 27, in which the link points to a second element of a second document.

29. The medium of claim 28, the medium further comprising instructions for:

associating second metadata with the second element, the second metadata describing at least a location of the second element in the second document;

storing the second metadata extrinsically from the second document;

in which the link is identified based further on the second metadata.

30. The medium of claim 27, in which the link points to a second element of the first document.