Global Patent Index - EP 0974102 A4

EP 0974102 A4 20021023 - METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FORMATTING A DOCUMENT ACCORDING TO DATA OBJECT TYPE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FORMATTING A DOCUMENT ACCORDING TO DATA OBJECT TYPE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM AUTOMATISCHEN FORMATIEREN EINES DOKUMENTS GEMÄSS DATENOBJEKTTYP

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE MISE EN PAGE AUTOMATIQUE D'UN DOCUMENT EN FONCTION D'UN TYPE D'OBJET DE DONNEES

Publication

EP 0974102 A4 20021023 (EN)

Application

EP 97914539 A 19970409

Priority

IL 9700122 W 19970409

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9845788A1] A method for automatically formatting a complex document, which consists of text, graphics, or multimedia elements, displays the document on a computer screen. Input may be in the form of plain text with minimal instructions in conjunction with page structure definitions which describe the general "look and feel" of the desired. The actual content may be changed while maintaining the formatting structure without the necessity for reinputting the formatting instructions. Formatting is done within a page by page structure with the ability to display the beginning of multiple articles on a single page and continue them on subsequent pages. For example, the method could be used to automatically display a personalized electronic newspaper.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/21 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 40/106 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [XAY] US 5181162 A 19930119 - SMITH ROBERT M [US], et al
  • [XY] US 4723210 A 19880202 - BARKER BARBARA A [US], et al
  • [Y] EP 0701220 A1 19960313 - ADOBE SYSTEMS INC [US]
  • [X] EP 0753833 A1 19970115 - OCE NEDERLAND BV [NL]
  • [A] CHAMBERLIN D D ET AL: "JANUS: AN INTERACTIVE DOCUMENT FORMATTER BASED ON DECLARATIVE TAGS", IBM SYSTEMS JOURNAL, IBM CORP. ARMONK, NEW YORK, US, vol. 21, no. 3, 1982, pages 250 - 271, XP000748546, ISSN: 0018-8670
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 02 28 February 1997 (1997-02-28)
  • See references of WO 9845788A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9845788 A1 19981015; AU 2176097 A 19981030; AU 749431 B2 20020627; CA 2286054 A1 19981015; EP 0974102 A1 20000126; EP 0974102 A4 20021023; JP 2001519061 A 20011016

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 9700122 W 19970409; AU 2176097 A 19970409; CA 2286054 A 19970409; EP 97914539 A 19970409; JP 54255398 A 19970409