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Formatting content by example

  • US 7,194,680 B1
  • Filed: 12/07/1999
  • Issued: 03/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating a document, comprising:

  • inserting one or more placeholders in the document, each placeholder having representative content, the representative content having associated formatting information;

    binding each placeholder to a content source; and

    presenting the placeholders, including presenting the representative content of the placeholders according to the associated formatting information, the representative content of a placeholder being replaceable in a presentation mode by content generated based on the content source bound to the placeholder, the generated content being presented in the presentation mode according to the formatting information associated with the corresponding representative content.

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