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(11) EP 1 221 078 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
10.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/28

(21) Application number: 00961548.5

(22) Date of filing: 05.09.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0024/344
(87) International publication number:
WO 0119/160 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 15.09.1999 US 396951

(71) Applicant: SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC.
Princeton,New Jersey 08540 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PIZANO, Arturo
    Belle Meade, NJ 08502 (US)
  • SEGAN, Sanjeev
    Cranbury, NJ 08512 (US)
  • SASTRY, Chellury, R.
    Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (US)
  • LEWIS, Darrin
    North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (US)

(74) Representative: Wilding, Frances Ward 
Haseltine Lake & CoImperial House15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)

   


(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING ARBITRARY ELEMENTS FROM STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS