Method and system for translating the format of the content of document file

• US 6,397,232 B1
• Filed: 08/23/2001
• Issued: 05/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc., Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chia-Yang, Tai, Cheng-Hung, Sun, Chien-Kuo, Fang
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Application Number:
  US09/934,828
• Time in Patent Office: 278 Days
• Field of Search: 707/522,523,513,501.1,1,10,100,104.1 709/200,217-219
• US Class Current: 715/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A method and a system for translating a format of a content of document file, applied to a network environment with a plurality of data processing systems. Each of the data processing systems includes a respective document database having a plurality of document files, and the document files of each document database is respective to a standard format. While a first data processing system intends to forward a document file to a second data processing system, the first data processing system can retrieve the document file with respect to a first standard format from the document database. Then, the first data processing system can translate the document file into a pre-map data file. Thereafter, the first data processing system can map the pre-map data file onto a second standard format data file and can further send out the second standard format data file.

Claims

1. A method for translating a format of a content of document file, applied to a network environment with a plurality of data processing systems, each of the data processing systems having a respective document database further including a plurality of document files, the document files being referred to a plurality of document file types, the document files of each the document database being referred to a respective standard format, comprising:

while a first data processing system thereof intending to forward a document file thereof to a second data processing system thereof,

the first data processing system retrieving the document file with respect to a first standard format thereof from the respective document database thereof,

the first data processing system translating the document file with the first standard format into a pre-map data file respective to the first standard format, and

the first data processing system mapping the pre-map data file onto a second standard format data file respective to a second standard format and sending out the second standard format data file; and

while the first data processing system receiving the second standard format data file from the second data processing system,

the first data processing system mapping the second standard format data file onto a post-map data file with respect to the first standard format, and

the first data processing system translating the post-map data file into the document file with respect to the first standard format and storing the document file with respect to the first format into the respective document data file.

2. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 1, wherein said document files, said pre-map data file, said second standard format data file and said post-map data file are written by extensive markup language (XML).

3. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 1, wherein said pre-map data file includes a translating factor for labeling said second standard format with respect to said document file of said second data processing system, and according to the translating factor, said first data processing system thereby map said pre-map data file onto said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format and further send out said second standard format data file.

4. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 1, wherein said first data processing system further includes a data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler for translating said document file and a data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device for storing a plurality of compiling rule files, each of the compiling rule files being respective to one said document file type;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, the data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler following the respective compiling rule file respective to said document file type to translate said document file of said first standard format to said respective pre-map data file; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of said second standard format, the data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler following the respective compiling rule file to translate said post-map data file to said respective document file of said first standard format for further being stored in said respective document database.

5. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 4, wherein said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler is respective to said first standard format.

6. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 4, wherein said compiling rule file is respective to said first standard format.

7. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 4, wherein said compiling rule file is written by extensible style language (XSL).

8. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 4, wherein said document file includes a plurality of original data segments for containing respective original data, wherein said pre-map data file includes a plurality of pre-map data segments for containing respective pre-map data, and wherein said post-map data file includes a plurality of post-map data segments for containing respective post-map data;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, said first data processing system utilizing said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler and said compiling rule files in said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device to translate the original data of each the original data segment into the respective pre-map data for further generating said pre-map data file;

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of respective said second standard format, said first data processing system utilizing said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler and said compiling rule files in said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device to translate the post-map data of each the post-map data segment into the respective original data for further generating said document file respective to said first standard format.

9. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 1, wherein said first data processing system includes a mapper further having thereof a mapping storage device for storing a plurality of mapping rule files, each of the mapping rule files being respective to one said standard format;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, the mapper following mapping rules provided by the mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map said pre-map data file onto said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of said second standard format, the mapper following the mapping rules provided by the mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map said second standard format data file onto said post-map data file.

10. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 9, wherein said mapping rule file is written by extensible style language (XSL).

11. The method for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 9, wherein said pre-map data file includes a plurality of pre-map data segments for containing respective pre-map data, wherein said second standard format data file includes a plurality of second standard format data segments for containing respective second standard format data, and wherein said post-map data file includes a plurality of post-map data segments for containing respective post-map data;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, said mapper following said mapping rules provided by said mapping rule file of said mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map the pre-map data of each the pre-map data segment into the second standard format data with respect to said second standard format for further generating said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second-standard format data file of said second standard format, the mapper following said mapping rules provided by said mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map the second standard format data of the second standard format data segment onto said post-map data file for further generating said post-map data file.

12. A system for translating a format of a content of document file, applied to a network environment with a plurality of data processing systems, each of the data processing systems comprising:

a document database, further including a plurality of document files, the document files being referred to a plurality of document file types, the document files of each the document database being referred to a respective standard format; and

a first data processing system, having document files respective individually to first standard formats, further including;

a translator for translating the document file of the first standard format into a pre-map data file and for translating a post-map data file into another document file with respect to the first standard format, both the pre-map data file and the post-map data file being respective to the first standard format; and

a mapper for mapping the pre-map data file onto a second standard format data file with respect to a second standard format and for further mapping the second standard format data file onto the post-map data file;

while the first data processing system thereof intending to forward a document file thereof to a second data processing system thereof with respect to the second standard format, the first data processing system retrieving the document file with respect to the first standard format thereof from the document database, the translator translating the document file with the first standard format into a pre-map data file, the mapper mapping the pre-map data file onto the second standard format data file with respect to the second standard format, and the first data processing system sending out the second standard format data file; and

while the first data processing system receiving the second standard format data file with the second standard format, the mapper mapping the second standard format data file onto the post-map data file, the translator translating the post-map data file into the document file with respect to the first standard format and storing the document file with respect to the first format into the respective document data file.

13. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 12, wherein said document files, said pre-map data file, said second standard format data file and said post-map data file are written by extensive markup language (XML).

14. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 12, wherein said pre-map data file includes a translating factor for labeling said second standard format with respect to said document file of said second data processing system, and according to the translating factor, said first data processing system thereby map said pre-map data file onto said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format and further send out said second standard format data file.

15. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 12, wherein said translator further includes a data file definition/schema translator for translating said document file and a data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device for storing a plurality of compiling rule files, each of the compiling rule files being respective to one said document file type;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, the data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler following the respective compiling rule file respective to said document file type to translate said document file of said first standard format to said respective pre-map data file; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of said second standard format, the data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler following the respective compiling rule file to translate said post-map data file to said respective document file of said first standard format for further being stored in said respective document database.

16. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 15, wherein said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler is respective to said first standard format.

17. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 15, wherein said compiling rule file is respective to said first standard format.

18. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 15, wherein said compiling rule file is written by extensible style language (XSL).

19. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 15, wherein said document file includes a plurality of original data segments for containing respective original data, wherein said pre-map data file includes a plurality of pre-map data segments for containing respective pre-map data, and wherein said post-map data file includes a plurality of post-map data segments for containing respective post-map data;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, said first data processing system utilizing said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler and said compiling rule files in said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device to translate the original data of each the original data segment into the respective pre-map data for further generating said pre-map data file;

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of respective said second standard format, said first data processing system utilizing said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) compiler and said compiling rule files in said data type definition/schema (DTD/schema) storage device to translate the post-map data of each the post-map data segment into the respective original data for further generating said document file respective to said first standard format.

20. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 12, wherein said first data processing system includes a mapper further having thereof a mapping storage device for storing a plurality of mapping rule files, each of the mapping rule files being respective to one said standard format;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, the mapper following mapping rules provided by the mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map said pre-map data file onto said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of said second standard format, the mapper following the mapping rules provided by the mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map said second standard format data file onto said post-map data file.

21. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 20, wherein said mapping rule file is written by extensible style language (XSL).

22. The system for translating a format of a content of document file according to claim 20, wherein said pre-map data file includes a plurality of pre-map data segments for containing respective pre-map data, wherein said second standard format data file includes a plurality of second standard format data segments for containing respective second standard format data, and wherein said post-map data file includes a plurality of post-map data segments for containing respective post-map data;

while said first data processing system intending to forward said document file, said mapper following said mapping rules provided by said mapping rule file of said mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map the pre-map data of each the pre-map data segment into the second standard format data with respect to said second standard format for further generating said second standard format data file with respect to said second standard format; and

while said first data processing system receiving said second standard format data file of said second standard format, the mapper following said mapping rules provided by said mapping rule file of the mapping storage device with respect to said second standard format to map the second standard format data of the second standard format data segment onto said post-map data file for further generating said post-map data file.