Apparatus, system, and method for automated conversion of content having multiple representation versions
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automated conversion of content having a plurality of representation versions, the apparatus comprising:
- a version identification module configured to determine a source version identifier for specified content;
a sequence determination module configured to receive the source version identifier and determine a conversion sequence; and
a conversion control module configured to invoke at least one content converter corresponding to the conversion sequence.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for automated conversion of content reduces the development and support burden associated with multiple content representation versions such as those associated with various releases of a software program. In one embodiment, a version identification module determines a source version identifier for specified content, a sequence determination module receives the source version identifier along with a target version identifier and determines a minimum length conversion sequence. Furthermore, a conversion control module invokes one or more content converters corresponding to the conversion sequence and provides the specified content in the target representation. The ability to cascade multiple content converters into a composite converter increases the permutation of content representations that may be supported with a small number of converters.
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1. An apparatus for automated conversion of content having a plurality of representation versions, the apparatus comprising:
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a version identification module configured to determine a source version identifier for specified content;
a sequence determination module configured to receive the source version identifier and determine a conversion sequence; and
a conversion control module configured to invoke at least one content converter corresponding to the conversion sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for automated conversion of content having a plurality of representation versions, the system comprising:
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a storage device configured to store content;
a processing unit configured to execute machine-readable instructions; and
a program of machine-readable instructions executable by the processing unit, the program comprising;
an operation to determine a source version identifier for specified content, an operation to determine a conversion sequence capable of converting the specified content to a target version, and an operation to invoke at least one content converter corresponding to the conversion sequence. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus, the program comprising operations for automated conversion of content having a plurality of representation versions, the operations comprising:
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an operation to determine a source version identifier for specified content;
an operation to determine a conversion sequence that orders one or more predefined content converters in order to convert the specified content to a target version; and
an operation to invoke at least one content converter corresponding to the conversion sequence. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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