OBJECTS HAVING USAGE RULES THAT EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE OBJECT IS USED
First Claim
1. A method of employing an electronically manipulative object that is usable in a plurality of different electronic document environments, the object comprising at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule that affects the object, the at least one property and associated rule being elements of the object, and wherein the object and the at least one property and associated rule exists outside of an electronic document environment that the object is used in, the rule associated with the at least one property being enforced in the plurality of different electronic document environments, the method comprising:
- (a) importing a copy of the object, including the object'"'"'s at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule, into an electronic document environment; and
(b) enforcing the rule associated with the at least one property of the object imported in step (a) in the electronic document environment.
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Abstract
An electronically manipulative object that is usable in a plurality of different electronic document environments comprises at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule that affects the object or the electronic document environment that the object is used in. The at least one electronically stored property and associated rule are elements of the object. The object and at least one of electronically stored property and associated rule exists outside of an environment that the object is used in. The rule associated with the at least one property is enforced in the plurality of different environments.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of employing an electronically manipulative object that is usable in a plurality of different electronic document environments, the object comprising at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule that affects the object, the at least one property and associated rule being elements of the object, and wherein the object and the at least one property and associated rule exists outside of an electronic document environment that the object is used in, the rule associated with the at least one property being enforced in the plurality of different electronic document environments, the method comprising:
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(a) importing a copy of the object, including the object'"'"'s at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule, into an electronic document environment; and (b) enforcing the rule associated with the at least one property of the object imported in step (a) in the electronic document environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of employing an electronically manipulative object that is usable in a plurality of different electronic document environments, the object comprising at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule that affects the electronic document environment that the object is used in, the at least one property and associated rule being elements of the object, and wherein the object and the at least one property and associated rule exists outside of an electronic document environment that the object is used in, the rule associated with the at least one property being enforced in the plurality of different electronic document environments, the method comprising:
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(a) importing a copy of the object, including the object'"'"'s at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule, into an electronic document environment; and (b) in the electronic document environment, enforcing the rule associated with the at least one property of the object imported in step (a). - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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- 8. An article of manufacture comprising an electronically manipulative object configured to be usable in a plurality of different electronic document environments, the object comprising at least one electronically stored property that includes an associated rule that affects the object, the at least one property and associated rule being elements of the object, and wherein the object and the at least one property and associated rule exists outside of an electronic document environment that the object is used in, the rule associated with the at least one property being enforced in the plurality of different electronic document environments.
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