Patent Document ID: 9665543
Application ID: 11689370

Base Claim:
1. A method for supporting links within a document containing text, the method comprising: identifying representations embedded within a word processor document of links to sources external to the word processor document, the word processor document produced using a word processor program running on a computing system and configured to create, edit and display both text and hyperlinks within the word processor document; appending the word processor document to include initial content representations comprising all content of each external source; identifying a current validity status automatically for each identified link representation during creation of the word processor document, at an initial time of publication of the word processing document and at a later time after initial publication, the validity status comprising accuracy of the link representation, functionality of the link representation, accessibility of the external sources and content of the external sources; expressing the identified current validity status of one or more of the identified link representations using aspects of the document other than the identified link representations; and providing notification to an author and readers of the word processor document of the current validity status.

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Claim 3:
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current validity status of each link further comprises an identification for each link of at least one of: changes to the external source associated with that link; a current operability of that link; a size of the external source associated with that link; a rate at which the associated external source is updated; a quantity of images contained within the associated external source; a current level of accessibility of the associated external source; a presence of inappropriate content in the associated external source; improper formatting of that link; sub-optimal representations of the associated external source; a popularity level assigned to the associated external source; a citation of the associated external source; a search engine rank for the associated external source, and combinations thereof.