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Automatic graphical layout printing system utilizing parsing and merging of data

  • US 20050235202A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2004
  • Published: 10/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for producing a printable document in platform-independent format, the method comprising:

  • importing form and content data comprising a document into a print generation process;

    extracting graphical layout information and content data from the document to produce a stripped document;

    defining metadata specifying data types and data field coordinates from the graphical layout information and the content data;

    merging the stripped document with the metadata and new content data to produce a new document consisting of the new content data in a format consistent with the imported document.

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