Method and system for creating a digital document altered in response to at least one event

• US 20050097438A1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Format Dynamics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Format Dynamics, LLC
• Inventors: Jacobson, Mark David
• Granted Patent: US 7,386,791 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

A method and system are provided for creating a digital document, the digital document including content layout, additional information, and altering machine executable instructions, the method including, in response to, or subsequent to, a request or activation event, implementing the altering machine executable instructions which may apply auxiliary layout information and may apply auxiliary content information prior to altering and rendering the digital document for the event requested or activated, wherein the altering machine executable instructions may include different instructions for altering and rendering the digital document based on which request event or activation event is initiated or the medium on which the newly rendered digital document will be displayed.

Claims

1. A method of creating a digital document, the digital document including content, layout, additional information and altering machine executable instructions, the method comprising:

in response to a request or activation event, implementing the altering machine executable instructions;

altering part or all of the content, layout, and other information; and

rendering the digital document based on the event requested or activated using the implemented altering machine executable instructions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation event is a print event, an email event, or a rollover event.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the activation event is an activation of a button or icon in the digital document or the activation of a button or icon or instructions in a pull-down menu of a browser.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request event is a request for a digital document to be delivered and displayed on an atypical user device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the atypical user device is a personal digital assistant or a mobile phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the altering machine executable instructions include information for altering all or part of the content, layout and additional information and rendering the digital document subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the altering machine executable instructions include instructions for obtaining auxiliary information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the altering machine executable instructions include instructions for obtaining auxiliary layout information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document in response to a request or activation event.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information includes instructions for obtaining auxiliary content information.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the digital document provider with the digital document.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the digital document provider prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from at least one remote source prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the user system prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

16. The method of claim 7, wherein the altering machine executable instructions include instructions for obtaining auxiliary content information.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document in response to a request or activation event.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information includes at least one advertisement to be rendered in response to the request or activation event.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information includes at least one advertisement to be rendered subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for obtaining auxiliary layout information.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the digital document provider with the digital document.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the digital document prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from at least one remote source prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the user system prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

26. An article of manufacture for altering content, layout or additional information of a digital document according to altering machine executable instructions, the article of manufacture comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:

installing the altering machine executable instructions on a user system;

in response to a request or activation event, implementing the altering machine executable instructions; and

altering part or all of the content, layout and additional information; and

rendering the digital document based on the event requested or activated using the implemented altering machine executable instructions.

27. The article of claim 26, wherein the activation event is a print event, an email event, or a rollover event.

28. The article of claim 26, wherein the activation event is an activation of a button or icon in the digital document or the activation of a button or icon or instructions in a pull-down menu of a browser.

29. The article of claim 26, wherein the request event is a request for a digital document to be delivered and displayed on an atypical user device.

30. The article of claim 26, wherein the atypical user device is a personal digital assistant or a mobile phone.

31. The article of claim 26, wherein the auxiliary layout information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

32. The article of claim 26, wherein the auxiliary layout information includes instructions for obtaining auxiliary content information.

33. The article of claim 32, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the digital document provider with the digital document.

34. The article of claim 32, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the digital document provider prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

35. The article of claim 32, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from at least one remote source prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

36. The article of claim 32, wherein the auxiliary layout information is obtained from the user system prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

37. The article of claim 26, wherein the altering machine executable instructions include instructions for obtaining auxiliary content information.

38. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document in response to a request or activation event.

39. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for altering and rendering the digital document subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

40. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information includes at least one advertisement to be rendered in response to the request or activation event.

41. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information includes at least one advertisement to be rendered subsequent to performance of the request or activation event.

42. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information includes instructions for obtaining auxiliary layout information.

43. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the digital document provider with the digital document.

44. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the digital document prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

45. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from at least one remote source prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

46. The article of claim 37, wherein the auxiliary content information is obtained from the user system prior to or upon the initiation of a request or activation event.

46-1. An article of manufacture for altering content, layout or additional information of a digital document according to altering machine executable instructions, the article of manufacture comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:

in response to a request or activation event, implementing the altering machine executable instructions; and

altering the content, layout or other information for the event requested or activated based on the implemented altering machine executable instructions,

wherein the altering machine executable instructions include instructions for rendering the content information and layout information based on the medium for which it is being rendered.