System for processing mixed-format files

• US 8,381,089 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2007
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Boegelund, Flemming, Hicks, Steven Earl
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CHAU T
• Application Number:
  US11/924,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20090113286A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,943 Days
• Field of Search: 715/209, 715/234, 715/221, 715/224, 715/255, 715/256
• US Class Current: 715/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for book marking a combination of frame URLs within a frameset and allowing the sharing on multiple PCs the saved form data that may have been filled in. The system uses an image as a hotspot, containing a complex target destination in the form of an XML structure with multiple URLs for multiple frames as well as captured form data. This system combines file types such as XML and JPG, e.g. as in sample file name ‘MyCapturedFramesAndFormData.XML.JPG’ or ‘MyCapturedFramesAndFormData.XML.GIF’. This combination provides a surprising effect compared to the prior systems, namely, launching the image in an enhanced web browser or in a web browser containing a new plug-in, displays the frame just as it was when saved, including frame set and data input to displayed forms.

Claims

1. A method for processing a first single mixed-format file in a computer system, said first single mixed-format file having a file name containing more than one file-type designator, said method comprising:

said computer system accessing a said first single mixed-format file;

said computer system determining that said first single mixed-format file contains content in at least first and second different file formats, wherein one of said first and second file formats is a graphics file format;

said computer system using said content in one of said file formats to restore an original displayed presentation including a re-creation of forms in a first format together with a re-creation of text data content in a second format, said text data content having been previously input to said forms by a user;

said computer system enabling user-input changes to said text data content in said restored original displayed presentation; and

said computer system enabling a saving of said restored original displayed presentation in a second single mixed format file, said second single mixed format file including said user-input text data content changes.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 and further including before said computer system using said content in said one of said file formats to restore said original displayed presentation, said computer system extracting said content in said one of said file formats from said first single mixed-format file, said original displayed presentation including content in both said first and second formats.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of said first and second file formats is a text file format.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said text file format is an “

XML”

file format.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said graphics file format is a “

JPG”

file format.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said graphics file format is a “

GIF”

file format.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 and further including before said computer system accessing said first single mixed-format file, said computer system receiving said first single mixed format file from a remote computer system.

8. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable, tangible storage device(s) and computer-readable program instructions stored on the computer-readable, tangible storage device(s), the computer-readable program instructions, when executed by a processor, being operable for implementing a method for processing a single mixed-format file, said single mixed-format file having a file name containing more than one file-type designator, said method comprising:

accessing a said first single mixed-format file;

determining that said first single mixed-format file contains content in at least first and second different file formats, wherein one of said first and second file formats is a graphics file format;

using said content in one of said file formats to restore an original displayed presentation including a re-creation of forms in a first format together with a re-creation of text data content in a second format, said text data content having been previously input to said forms by a user;

enabling user-input changes to said text data content in said restored original displayed presentation; and

enabling a saving of said restored original displayed presentation in a second single mixed format file, said second single mixed format file including said user-input text data content changes.

9. The computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein said method further includes before said using said content in said one of said file formats to restore said original displayed presentation, extracting said content in said one of said file formats from said first single mixed-format file, said original displayed presentation including content in both said first and second formats.

10. The computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein one of said first and second file formats is a text file format.

11. The computer program product as set forth in claim 10 wherein said text file format is an “

XML”

file format.

12. The computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein said graphics file format is a “

JPG”

file format.

13. The computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein said graphics file format is a “

GIF”

file format.

14. The computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein said method further comprises before said accessing said first single mixed-format file, receiving said first single mixed format file from a remote computer system.

15. A system for processing a first single mixed-format file, said first single mixed-format file having a file name containing more than one file-type designator, said system comprising:

means for accessing a said first single mixed-format file;

means for determining that said first single mixed-format file contains content in at least first and second different file formats, wherein one of said first and second file formats is a graphics file format;

means for using said content in one of said file formats to restore an original displayed presentation including a re-creation of forms in a first format together with a re-creation of text data content in a second format, said text data content having been previously input to said forms by a user;

means for enabling user-input changes to said text data content in said restored original displayed presentation; and

means for enabling a saving of said restored original displayed presentation in a second single mixed format file, said second single mixed format file including said user-input text data content changes.

16. The system as set forth in claim 15 and further including means for extracting said content in said one of said file formats from said first single mixed-format file, said original displayed presentation including content in both said first and second formats.

17. The system as set forth in claim 15 wherein one of said first and second file formats is a text file format.