SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFLOWING CONTENT IN A STRUCTURED PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) FILE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, the method comprising:
- adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document;
reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document,wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, andthe reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located; and
displaying the resulting PDF document,wherein the steps of adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, including an application for adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document; a reflow mechanism in communication with the application and configured for reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the document. The reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the document immediately following the added content, and the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the document to where the deleted content was originally located; and displaying the resulting document. The adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the document is maintained in its native format.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, the method comprising:
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adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document; reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document, wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, and the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located; and displaying the resulting PDF document, wherein the steps of adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:
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adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document; reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document, wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, and the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located; and displaying the resulting PDF document, wherein the steps of adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented system for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, the system comprising:
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an application for adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document; a reflow mechanism in communication with the application and configured for reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document, wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, and the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located; and displaying the resulting PDF document, wherein the adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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