System and method for automatically generating information within an eletronic document
First Claim
1. A method for automatically generating target information within an electronic document comprising the steps of:
- retrieving term-based identifying information from the electronic document that specifies the target information to be generated;
accessing rules associated with generation of the target information based on the retrieved term-based identifying information;
analyzing the identifying information and the rules to identify a type of target information to be generated and to determine a formula that uses underlying data to generate the target information;
automatically generating data source instructions based on the type of target information to be generated and the formula; and
automatically processing the data source instructions to generate the target information within the electronic document.
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Abstract
A method for automatically generating target information within an electronic document including the steps of: retrieving term-based identifying information from the electronic document that specifies the target information to be generated; accessing rules associated with generation of the target information based on the retrieved term-based identifying information; analyzing the identifying information and the rules to identify a type of target information to be generated and a formula that uses underlying data to generate the target information; automatically generating data source instructions based on the type of target information to be generated and the formula; and automatically processing the data source instructions to generate the target information within the electronic document.
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1. A method for automatically generating target information within an electronic document comprising the steps of:
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retrieving term-based identifying information from the electronic document that specifies the target information to be generated; accessing rules associated with generation of the target information based on the retrieved term-based identifying information; analyzing the identifying information and the rules to identify a type of target information to be generated and to determine a formula that uses underlying data to generate the target information; automatically generating data source instructions based on the type of target information to be generated and the formula; and automatically processing the data source instructions to generate the target information within the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for automatically generating target information within an electronic document comprising the steps of:
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retrieving term-based identifying information from the electronic document that specifies the target information to be generated; accessing rules associated with generation of the target information based on the retrieved term-based identifying information; analyzing the identifying information and the rules to identify a type of target information to be generated and to determine a formula that uses underlying data to generate the target information; automatically generating data source instructions based on the type of target information to be generated and the formula; and automatically processing the data source instructions to generate the target information within the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for automatically generating target information within an electronic document, comprising:
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a header manager that retrieves term-based identifying information from the electronic document that specifies the target information to be generated; a term manager that accesses rules associated with generation of the target information based on the retrieved term-based identifying information; a derivation engine that analyzes the identifying information and the rules to identify a type of target information to be generated and to determine a formula that uses underlying data to generate the target information; a query manager that automatically generates data source instructions based on the type of target information to be generated and the formula; and a display manager that automatically processes the data source instructions to generate the target information within the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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