Advanced JAVA rich text format generator
First Claim
1. A method for generating an advanced text and graphical output where the output is created according to Rich Text Format (RTF), the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a report generator having a class hierarchy which is representative of segmental structures of a RTF document;
passing application data from an application to the report generator to initialize portions of the class hierarchy;
passing format control data from the application to the report generator to initialize portions of the class hierarchy; and
creating a structured document in RTF based on the initialized portions of the class hierarchy.
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Abstract
A Java based report generator for creating advanced graphics and text documents in Rich Text Format (RTF) is disclosed. An application program may generate a RTF document in one or multiple files using the present invention to produce displays and reports that are more complex than can be produced using standard Java. The provided class definitions allows a combination of text or graphics to be generated with flexible controls for general formatting and positioning of the application data and header information. The documents can be seen from several operating systems. The report generator models the application data in a tree structure and accepts a wide variety of formatting controls to produce drawings, text boxes, application data, paragraph format controls, etc.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for generating an advanced text and graphical output where the output is created according to Rich Text Format (RTF), the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a report generator having a class hierarchy which is representative of segmental structures of a RTF document;
passing application data from an application to the report generator to initialize portions of the class hierarchy;
passing format control data from the application to the report generator to initialize portions of the class hierarchy; and
creating a structured document in RTF based on the initialized portions of the class hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for generating an advanced text and graphical output where the output is created according to Rich Text Format (RTF), the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a report generator having a class hierarchy which is representative of a RTF document structure;
instantiating the class hierarchy;
passing application data from an application to the report generator to initialize the class hierarchy;
passing format control data from the application to the report generator to initialize the class hierarchy; and
creating in at least one file a structured document in RTF format based on the initialized class hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for generating an advanced text and graphical output wherein the output is created according to Rich Text Format (RTF) from commands provided by the system and used by a software application program, the system comprising:
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a component for instantiating a class tree structure according to a pre-defined class;
a component for initializing objects of the class tree structure with data provided by the software application program, the data indicative of report contents and format;
a component for formatting a document in RTF format based upon the initialized objects of the class tree structure; and
a component for creating one or more RTF documents in at least one file according to the contents of the initialized objects.
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22. A means for generating an advanced text and graphical output wherein the output is created according to Rich Text Format (RTF) from commands executed by an application, the means comprising:
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means for passing application data from the application to a report generator according to a pre-defined class hierarchy;
means for passing format control data from the application to the report generator according to a pre-defined class hierarchy; and
means for creating a document in RTF format using the application data and format control data to compose the RTF document in at least one file. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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