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Dynamic, hierarchical data exchange system

  • US 7,165,073 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2001
  • Issued: 01/16/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for converting data from one or more systems into a hierarchical data scheme, comprising:

  • a) a user-defined document definition file, which is identified by a unique name and defines a list of parameters, and is a hierarchically organized set of elements, each element comprising an element type, a text value, a list of attributes and a list of child elements; and

    b) a module that accepts a request from a requesting system, the request including the unique name of a document definition file and a parameter name with corresponding value;

    upon receiving the request, the module reads the document definition file, visits each element and replaces a reference to a parameter, element or attribute with an actual value; and

    returns a data file to the requesting system.

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