System and method for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities

• US 7,398,465 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2002
• Issued: 07/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Smith, Gregory L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh; Rachna
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran; Quoc A
• Application Number:
  US10/177,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20040205601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,210 Days
• Field of Search: 715/738, 715/866, 715/505, 715/273, 713/189, 713/200, 713/201, 713/100, 713/193, 713/176, 713/179, 726/4, 380/201, 380/202, 380/203
• US Class Current: 715/250
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation

Abstract

A method for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a data file includes searching for an executing copy of an application associated with the data file, initiating the application in a background if the application is not running, opening the data file for reading only, examining the data file for hidden entities, generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities, and optionally, resolving the incidents of hidden entities.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for identifying hidden entities present within a data file that is associated with an application and that is viewable on a display by a user, the method comprising:

searching for an executing copy of the application, the application providing for the creation and editing of the data file;

initiating the application in a background if the application is not running to allow the data file to be opened within the application;

opening the data file within the application for reading only;

directing the examination of the data file by the application for entities within the data file that are not visible on the display during normal display of the data file within the application;

reporting an incident of a hidden entity identified by the examining of the data file;

generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities; and

resolving the incidents of hidden entities.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying an entity within the data hidden during normal viewing of the data within the application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a non visible shape.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the date file further comprises identifying a picture font text.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a font size.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a shape size.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying an alternative text.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a hidden slide.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a hyperlink.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying an object.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a text and fill/background color match.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying overlapping shapes.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying an off slide shape.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying an off slide text.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a slide comment.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a slide note.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a slide script.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a slide media.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a slide picture.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a search phase.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein examining the data file further comprises identifying a macro.

22. A computer readable media for identifying, classifying, extracting and resolving hidden entities from a computer-readable data file associated with at least one application, comprising:

a code segment for searching for an executing copy of the application, the application providing for the creation and editing of the data file;

a code segment for initiating the application in a background if the application is not running to allow the data file to be opened within the application;

a code segment for opening the data file within the application, for reading only;

a code segment for directing the examination of the data file within the application for entities hidden within the data file that are not visible during normal viewing of data included in the data file;

a code segment for reporting incidents of the hidden entities;

a code segment for generating an examination log of incidents of hidden entities; and

a code segment for resolving the incidents of hidden entities;

wherein each of the aforementioned code segments comprise control logic.

23. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file for hidden entities further comprises a code segment for reporting a hidden entity.

24. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a non visible.

25. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a font text.

26. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a font size.

27. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a shape size.

28. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting an alternative text.

29. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a hidden slide.

30. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a hyperlink.

31. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting an object.

32. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a text and fill/background color match.

33. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting overlapping shapes.

34. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting an off slide shape.

35. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting an off slide text.

36. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a slide comment.

37. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a slide note.

38. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a slide script.

39. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a slide media.

40. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a slide picture.

41. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a search phrase.

42. The computer readable media of claim 22, wherein the code segment for examining the data file includes a code segment for reporting a macro.