Appeal 2007-1417
Application 09/877,536
embedded in the document as a separate object. (Col. 1, ll. 9-15.)
The fundamental building blocks of the system are "parts," which are
self-contained elements consisting of content and an editor or viewer
for the content. (Col. 2, l. 58 to col. 3, l. 9.) The part functions as an
object and as an application. (Col. 3, ll. 18-21.) Curbow teaches that
every document is a part, and every part can act as a document.
(Col. 3, ll. 22-23.) When a part is moved, its contents and the
functionality of an editor for those contents go with it. (Col. 5,
ll. 37-40.) Thus, the contents of a part can always be edited wherever
they are located. (Col. 5, ll. 41-43.)
4. Curbow teaches that parts are identified as belonging to a particular
category of information (e.g., text, graphics, or video), and within
each category there may be different data formats or part types.
(Col. 3, ll. 32-38.) When content from one part is to be added to
another part, the categories of the two parts are compared. (Col. 3,
ll. 39-40.) If both parts belong to the same category (e.g., both are
text), then the added content is automatically incorporated into the
intrinsic contents of the receiving part. (Col. 3, ll. 40-43.) An
example of adding one text part to another text part is shown in
Figures 9A through 9C. (Col. 14, ll. 1-28.) If the two parts belong to
the same category, but have different formats, then the format of the
added content is converted to the format of the destination part and
then incorporated into the destination part's contents. (Col. 3,
ll. 43-47.) An example of adding one text part in one format (stylized
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