System for multimedia document and file processing and format conversion
First Claim
1. A system for transforming a document from a first format to a different second format, said document being encoded in a language including presentation style determination attributes, comprising:
- a source of transformation parameters determining a desired presentation style and content structure of an output document;
an input document processor for transforming a received input document in a first format by parsing said input document and collating elements of said input document into a hierarchically ordered structure representing an intermediate document structure;
a transformation processor for transforming said intermediate document structure into the output document with said desired presentation style ofa second format in response to said transformation parameters; and
a preprocessor for resolving conflicts arising due to said transformation parameters in accordance with predetermined conflict resolution rules and wherein said transformation processor transforms said intermediate document structure into said output document with said desired presentation style of said second format in response to transformation parameters processed in accordance with said conflict resolution rules.
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Abstract
An adaptive transformation and User Interface system enables transformation of a file or document (e.g. an SGML, XML, HTML or other multimedia file or document) from one format to another format. The transformation supports error correction, filtering and collation of elements of a source document for output and is performed in response to control information comprising transformation parameters. The system transforms a document encoded in a language including presentation style determination attributes from a first format to a different second format. The system includes a source of transformation parameters determining a desired presentation style and content structure as well as an input document processor. The input document processor transforms a received input document in a first format by parsing the input document and collating elements of the input document into a hierarchically ordered structure representing an intermediate document structure. The system employs a transformation processor for transforming the intermediate document structure into an output document with the desired presentation style of a second format in response to the transformation parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for transforming a document from a first format to a different second format, said document being encoded in a language including presentation style determination attributes, comprising:
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a source of transformation parameters determining a desired presentation style and content structure of an output document; an input document processor for transforming a received input document in a first format by parsing said input document and collating elements of said input document into a hierarchically ordered structure representing an intermediate document structure; a transformation processor for transforming said intermediate document structure into the output document with said desired presentation style ofa second format in response to said transformation parameters; and a preprocessor for resolving conflicts arising due to said transformation parameters in accordance with predetermined conflict resolution rules and wherein said transformation processor transforms said intermediate document structure into said output document with said desired presentation style of said second format in response to transformation parameters processed in accordance with said conflict resolution rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adaptive processing system for converting a document from a first format to a selectable different second format for presentation on a display device, said document being encoded in a language including presentation style determination attributes, comprising:
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a management processor (a) for receiving user-provided input data selecting a second format from a plurality of selectable formats for presentation on a display device, and (b) for receiving user-provided transformation parameters determining a desired presentation layout and content structure; an input document processor for processing a received input document in a first format by parsing said input document and collating elements of said input document; and a conversion processor for converting said collated elements into an output document with said selected second format in response to said transformation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for converting a document from a first format to a different second format, said document being encoded in a language including presentation style determination attributes, comprising the steps of:
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receiving transformation parameters determining a desired presentation style and content structure of an output document; resolving conflicts arising due to said transformation parameters in accordance with predetermined conflict resolution rules to produce compatible transformation parameters; processing a received input document in a first format by parsing said input document and collating elements of said input document; and converting said collated elements into the output document with said desired presentation style ofa second format in response to said compatible transformation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for converting a document from a first format to a different second format, said document being encoded in a language including presentation layout determination attributes, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user-provided input document in a first format; receiving a user-selected second format from a plurality of selectable formats; receiving a user-selected template document from a plurality of selectable template documents; receiving user-provided transformation parameters corresponding to the template document, the transformation parameters determining a desired presentation layout and content structure; processing the received input document in the first format by parsing said input document and collating elements of said input document into a hierarchically ordered structure representing an intermediate document structure; and converting said intermediate document structure into the output document of the second format, the output document with said desired presentation layout and content structure corresponding to said template document and said transformation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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