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Document processing to permit sharing of content by plural documents

  • US 5,778,398 A
  • Filed: 07/19/1994
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A document processing apparatus for managing a plurality of documents each containing a plurality of document elements, comprising;

  • first designation means for designating, from a plurality of document elements of a source document, a first document element having a first pointer to a first content to be shared with a destination document;

    second designation means for designating from a plurality of document elements of a destination document, a second document element having a second pointer to a second content; and

    replacing means for replacing the second pointer with the first pointer so that the second document element designated by said second designation means should share the first content with the first document element designated by said first designation means.

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