US Patent 7721198 Story tracking for fixed layout markup documents

Patent 7721198 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

77211980

Patent Inventor Names

Rodrigo Lopez0

Khaled S Sedky0

Ming Liu0

Oliver H Foehr0

Ahmet Gurcan0

Eric S Leese0

Jerry Dunietz0

Jesse D. McGatha0

Date of Patent

May 18, 2010

Patent Application Number

112758530

Date Filed

January 31, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Laurie Ries

Patent abstract

Techniques relating to story tracking for fixed layout markup documents are described. In one instance, a process identifies stories contained in a fixed layout markup document. The process also determines which portions of the fixed layout markup document relate to an individual story.