Systems and methods for creating and refreshing compound documents
First Claim
1. In a computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications and which supports compound documents, a part for use with a compound document comprising:
- means for establishing an interface to receive data from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is to be included in said compound document;
means for requesting that said selected data processing application send the data via the interface; and
means for incorporating the data which is sent via the interface into the compound document.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for creating and refreshing compound documents include a query part in a compound document to incorporate data from an independent data processing application. Upon creating or refreshing a document, the query part automatically generates a predetermined command and causes the predetermined independent application to execute the predetermined command. The datastream output which is produced in response thereto is automatically captured and incorporated into the document text to thereby create or refresh the compound document. The need for customized or proprietary links is reduced or eliminated.
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30 Claims
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1. In a computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications and which supports compound documents, a part for use with a compound document comprising:
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means for establishing an interface to receive data from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is to be included in said compound document; means for requesting that said selected data processing application send the data via the interface; and means for incorporating the data which is sent via the interface into the compound document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for refreshing a compound document in a computing environment, said computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications, each of which produces datastream outputs in response to commands, said compound document including a document text and a query part, said query part comprising a datastream output from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is produced in response to a predetermined command, said compound document refreshing method comprising the steps of:
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automatically generating said predetermined command in response to a refresh request; automatically causing said predetermined independent application to execute said predetermined command; automatically capturing the datastream output which is produced by said predetermined application in response to the automatically generated predetermined command which is executed thereby; and automatically incorporating said datastream output into said document text, to thereby refresh said compound document. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating a compound document in a computing environment, said computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications, each of which produces datastream outputs in response to commands, said compound document creating method comprising the steps of:
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configuring a compound document including a document text and a query part, said query part comprising a datastream output from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is produced in response to a predetermined command; automatically generating said predetermined command in response to a user request; automatically causing said predetermined independent application to execute said predetermined command; automatically capturing the datastream output which is produced by said predetermined application in response to the automatically generated predetermined command which is executed thereby; and automatically incorporating said datastream output into said document text, to thereby create said compound document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for creating a compound document in a computing environment, said computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications, each of which produces datastream outputs in response to commands, said compound document creating system comprising:
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means for configuring a compound document including a document text and a query part, said query part comprising at least a portion of a datastream output from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is produced in response to a predetermined command; means, responsive to said configuring means and to a user request, for automatically generating said predetermined command and for causing said predetermined independent application to execute said predetermined command; means, responsive to said automatic command generating means, for automatically capturing the datastream output which is produced by said predetermined application in response to the automatically generated predetermined command which is executed thereby; and means, responsive to said capturing means, for automatically incorporating said datastream output into said document text, to thereby create said compound document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for refreshing a compound document in a computing environment, said computing environment including a computing platform which runs a plurality of independent data processing applications, each of which produces datastream outputs in response to commands, said compound document including a document text and a query part, said query part comprising a datastream output from a selected one of said plurality of independent applications which is produced in response to a predetermined command, said compound document refreshing system comprising:
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means, responsive to a refresh request, for automatically generating said predetermined command and for causing said predetermined independent application to execute said predetermined command; means, responsive to said automatic command generating means, for automatically capturing the datastream output which is produced by said predetermined application in response to the automatically generated predetermined command which is executed thereby; and means, responsive to said capturing means, for automatically incorporating said datastream output portion into said document text, to thereby refresh said compound document. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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