CA2455321A1 - Method and computer system for separating and processing layout information and data of a document - Google Patents

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CA2455321A1
CA2455321A1 CA002455321A CA2455321A CA2455321A1 CA 2455321 A1 CA2455321 A1 CA 2455321A1 CA 002455321 A CA002455321 A CA 002455321A CA 2455321 A CA2455321 A CA 2455321A CA 2455321 A1 CA2455321 A1 CA 2455321A1
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Computer-implemented method, computer system and computer program product for separating and processing layout information and data of a document. The computer system providing a predefined document description (120, 130). The document description (120, 130) is decomposed (420) into a layout template (140-1) and a data description (140-2). In a preferred embodiment of the invention decomposition (420) is achieved by using style sheet language transformations. Optionally, the computer system instantiates (460) a data instance (150) from the data description (140-2) and merges (470) the data instance (150) with the layout template (140-1) into an individual document description (160). The individual document description (160) can be rendered by a conventional browser.

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1. A computer-implemented method (400) for separating and processing layout information and data of a document; the method (400) comprising the steps of:
providing (410) a predefined document description (120, 130) ; and decomposing (420) the document description (120, 130) into a layout template (140-1) and a data description (140-2).
2. The method (400) of claim 1, wherein the decomposing step (420) comprises the following steps:

extracting (430) the layout template (140-1) from the document description (120, 130); and extracting (440) the data description (140-2) from the document description (120, 130).
3. The method (400) of claim 2, wherein the extracting steps (430, 440) use a transformation program in a programming language.
4. The method (400) of claim 3, wherein the transformation program is a style sheet language transformation.
5. The method of claim 4, comprising the further steps:

instantiating (460) a data instance (150) from the data description (140-2); and merging (470) the data instance (150) with the layout template (140-1) into an individual document description (160).
6. The method (400) of claim 5, wherein the merging step (470) uses a transformation program in a programming language.
7. The method (400) of claim 6, wherein the transformation program is a style sheet language transformation.
8. A computer system (999) for separating and processing layout information and data of a document; the computer system (999) comprising:
a means for providing (410) a predefined document description (120, 130); and a means for decomposing (420) the document description (120, 130) into a layout template (140-1) and a data description (140-2).
9. The computer system (999) of claim 8, further comprising:

a means for instantiating (460) a data instance (150) from the data description (140-2); and a means for merging (470) the data instance (150) with the layout template (140-1) into an individual document description (160).
10. A computer program product (100) having a plurality of instructions for causing a processor (910) of a computer (900) to separate and process layout information and data of a document; the computer program product (100) causing the computer (900) to execute the following steps:

providing (410) a predefined document description (120, 130); and decomposing (420) the document description (120, 130) into a layout template (140-1) and a data description (140-2).
11. The computer program product (100) of claim 10, causing the computer (900) to execute the further steps:

instantiating (460) a data instance (150) from the data description (140-2); and merging (470) the data instance (150) with the layout template (140-1) into an individual document description (160).
12. A data carrier (970) readable by a computer (900);
the data carrier (970) storing a plurality of instructions for causing a processor (910) of the computer (900) to separate and process layout information and data of a document; the plurality of instructions causing the computer (900) to execute the method (400) steps of claims 1 and 2.
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