DATA PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080178074A1
• Filed: 01/22/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Interslice Studios
• Original Assignee: Interslice Studios
• Inventors: Stallings, Richard W.
• Application Number:
  US11/625,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20080178074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/249
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

A method and computer program product for generating a data file. A selected physical media emulation format is defined, which is chosen from one or more available physical media emulation formats. The data file is formatted in accordance with the selected physical media emulation format, thus generating a formatted data file. The formatted data file is published.

Claims

1. A data-presentation method comprising:

generating a data file;

defining a selected physical media emulation format chosen from one or more available physical media emulation formats;

formatting the data file in accordance with the selected physical media emulation format, thus generating a formatted data file; and

publishing the formatted data file.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein generating a data file includes authoring a data file.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein generating a data file includes importing a data file.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the formatted data file includes text-based elements.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the formatted data file includes graphic-based elements.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the formatted data file includes multimedia-based elements.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein publishing the formatted data file includes rendering the formatted data file on a display screen.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein publishing the formatted data file includes printing the formatted data file on a printing device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein publishing the formatted data file includes posting the formatted data file to a website.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein publishing the formatted data file includes storing the formatted data file on a storage device.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more available physical media emulation formats is chosen from the group consisting of:

an edge-bound single page book format, an edge-bound dual page book format;

a top-bound single page notepad format;

a top-bound dual page notepad format;

a scroll format; and

a newspaper format.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the data file is a word processor data file.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

modifying the formatted data file to include one or more supplemental data items.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the one or more supplemental data items is chosen from the group consisting of:

a highlight, an annotation, an underline, and a note.

15. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a data file;

defining a selected physical media emulation format chosen from one or more available physical media emulation formats;

formatting the data file in accordance with the selected physical media emulation format, thus generating a formatted data file; and

publishing the formatted data file.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for generating a data file include instructions for authoring a data file.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for generating a data file include instructions for importing a data file.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the formatted data file includes text-based elements.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the formatted data file includes graphic-based elements.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the formatted data file includes multimedia-based elements.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for publishing the formatted data file include instructions for rendering the formatted data file on a display screen.

22. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for publishing the formatted data file include instructions for printing the formatted data file on a printing device.

23. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for publishing the formatted data file include instructions for posting the formatted data file to a website.

24. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the instructions for publishing the formatted data file include instructions for storing the formatted data file on a storage device.

25. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the one or more available physical media emulation formats is chosen from the group consisting of:

an edge-bound single page book format, an edge-bound dual page book format;

a top-bound single page notepad format;

a top-bound dual page notepad format;

a scroll format; and

a newspaper format.

26. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the data file is a word processor data file.

27. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising instructions for:

modifying the formatted data file to include one or more supplemental data items.

28. The computer program product of claim 27 wherein the one or more supplemental data items is chosen from the group consisting of:

a highlight, an annotation, an underline, and a note.

29. A data-presentation method comprising:

defining a selected physical media emulation format chosen from one or more available physical media emulation formats;

formatting a data file in accordance with the selected physical media emulation format, thus generating a formatted data file; and

storing the formatted data file on a storage device.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the one or more available physical media emulation formats is chosen from the group consisting of:

an edge-bound single page book format, an edge-bound dual page book format;

a top-bound single page notepad format;

a top-bound dual page notepad format;

a scroll format; and

a newspaper format.

31. The method of claim 29 further comprising:

modifying the formatted data file to include one or more supplemental data items.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the one or more supplemental data items is chosen from the group consisting of:

a highlight, an annotation, an underline, and a note.

34. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the one or more available physical media emulation formats is chosen from the group consisting of:

an edge-bound single page book format, an edge-bound dual page book format;

a top-bound single page notepad format;

a top-bound dual page notepad format;

a scroll format; and

a newspaper format.

35. The computer program product of claim 29 further comprising instructions for:

modifying the formatted data file to include one or more supplemental data items.

36. The computer program product of claim 31 wherein the one or more supplemental data items is chosen from the group consisting of:

a highlight, an annotation, an underline, and a note.

33. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

defining a selected physical media emulation format chosen from one or more available physical media emulation formats;

formatting a data file in accordance with the selected physical media emulation format, thus generating a formatted data file; and

storing the formatted data file on a storage device.