Presentation data-generating device, presentation data-generating system, data-management device, presentation data-generating method and machine-readable storage medium
First Claim
1. A device for generating presentation data comprising:
- a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set.
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Abstract
A presentation data-generating device includes a first part for acquiring document data sets, each containing contents to be presented, a second part for acquiring transformation data sets, each defining a transformation rule between the document data sets and a presentation data set, and, a third part for acquiring layout data containing layout information that defines a layout of the document data sets. The device further includes a fourth part for transforming the document data sets based on the layout data and the transformation data sets to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of the document data sets based on the layout defined in the layout data.
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31 Claims
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1. A device for generating presentation data comprising:
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a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for generating presentation data comprising a presentation data generating-device and a data management device connected to said presentation data generating-device via a network, wherein,
said presentation data generating-device includes: -
a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data set upon presenting contents of said document data set; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set, wherein said data management device includes;
a data storage part for storing said document data sets and said transformation data sets corresponding to said document data sets, in said presentation data generating-device, said document data acquisition part includes a part for acquiring said document data sets from said data management device, and said transformation data acquisition part includes a part for acquiring said transformation data sets from said data management device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for generating presentation data comprising a presentation data generating-device and an identification information-acquiring device connected to said presentation data generating-device,
wherein said presentation data generating-device includes: -
a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set, said identification information acquiring-device including an identification information-acquiring part for acquiring identification of a user sending a generation request of a presentation data set to said presentation data-generating device, said layout data acquisition part of said presentation data generating-device acquiring a layout data set for said user in accordance with said identification data.
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16. A system for generating presentation data comprising a presentation data generating-device and an identification information-acquiring device connected to said presentation data generating-device,
wherein said presentation data generating-device includes: -
a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set, said identification information acquiring-device including an identification information-acquiring part for acquiring identification of a client sending a generation request of a presentation data set to said presentation data-generating device, said layout data acquisition part of said presentation data generating-device acquiring a layout data set for said client in accordance with said identification data.
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17. A system for generating presentation data comprising a presentation data generating-device and an identification information-acquiring device connected to said presentation data generating-device,
wherein said presentation data generating-device includes: -
a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set, said identification information acquiring-device including a device type acquisition part for acquiring device type information of a device on which said presentation data set is to be presented, said layout data acquisition part acquiring said layout data set indicating a layout suitable for presentation on a type of device indicated by said device type information.
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18. A data management device connected to a presentation data generating-device via a network, said presentation data generating-device including:
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a document data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
a transformation data acquisition part for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
a layout data acquisition part for acquiring a layout data containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
a presentation data-generating part for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set, said data management device comprising;
a data storage part for storing said document data sets; and
a data transmission part for acquiring said document data sets from said storage part in accordance with said request from said presentation data generating-data and transmitting said document data sets to said presentation data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for generating presentation data comprising the steps of:
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a) acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data set upon presenting contents of said document data sets;
b) acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
c) acquiring a plurality f transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets; and
d) transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A machine-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a computer to generate presentation data, comprising:
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first program code means for acquiring a plurality of document data sets, each document data set containing contents to be presented;
second program code means for acquiring a plurality of transformation data sets, each transformation data set defining a rule for transforming respective one of said document data sets into a presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets;
third program code means for acquiring a layout data set containing layout information that defines a layout of said document data sets upon presenting contents of said document data sets; and
fourth program code means for transforming said document data sets based on said layout data set and on said transformation data sets so as to generate a unified presentation data set that presents contents of said document data sets in accordance with said layout defined in said layout data set. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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