Method and apparatus for creating and editing electronic documents
First Claim
1. A method for creating electronic documents, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating an electronic document in a first document format type, in accordance with one or more user-specified parameters; and
converting the electronic document from the first document format type into a second document format type, in accordance with a user instruction to finalize the electronic document.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for creating and editing electronic documents. One embodiment of the inventive method involves generating an electronic document in a first document format type, in accordance with one or more user-specified parameters, and converting the electronic document from the first document format type into a second document format type, in accordance with a user instruction to finalize the electronic document. In one embodiment, the first document format type is a structured document format type, such as hypertext markup language or extensible markup language, while the second document format type is a secure document format type such as portable document format.
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1. A method for creating electronic documents, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating an electronic document in a first document format type, in accordance with one or more user-specified parameters; and converting the electronic document from the first document format type into a second document format type, in accordance with a user instruction to finalize the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for creating electronic documents, where the program performs the steps of:
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generating an electronic document in a first document format type, in accordance with one or more user-specified parameters; and converting the electronic document from the first document format type into a second document format type, in accordance with a user instruction to finalize the electronic document.
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14. A system for creating electronic documents, the system comprising:
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means for generating an electronic document in a first document format type, in accordance with one or more user-specified parameters; and means for converting the electronic document from the first document format type into a second document format type, in accordance with a user instruction to finalize the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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