Data file and rule driven synchronous or asynchronous document generation
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1. A method of providing a refreshed portion of a generated webpage, the method comprising:
- from a server computer, communicating the generated webpage via a network;
at the server computer, accessing a data file that describes the generated webpage as including a plurality of portions, each portion of the plurality of portions being independently refreshable, the data file storing an instruction to provide the refreshed portion of the generated webpage via the network and including a rule corresponding to the instruction;
at the server computer, processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the refreshed portion using a processor of the server computer, wherein the processing of the instruction is in accordance with the rule and wherein the rule is satisfied prior to processing of the instruction;
at the server computer, updating a first portion of the generated webpage, the first portion being less than an entirety of the generated webpage; and
from the server computer, providing the updated first portion of the generated webpage as the refreshed portion of the generated webpage via the network to a client computer, in accordance with the instruction stored in the accessed data file and processed by the server computer.
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Abstract
A data file describes a document to be generated and stores an instruction to provide constituent data of the document via a network. The data file is accessed at a local computer, and the document is generated based on the data file. The generated document is communicated via the network to a remote computer. At the local computer, the instruction to provide constituent data is processed using a processor of the local computer. The constituent data is provided via the network to the remote computer as an update of the generated document.
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1. A method of providing a refreshed portion of a generated webpage, the method comprising:
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from a server computer, communicating the generated webpage via a network; at the server computer, accessing a data file that describes the generated webpage as including a plurality of portions, each portion of the plurality of portions being independently refreshable, the data file storing an instruction to provide the refreshed portion of the generated webpage via the network and including a rule corresponding to the instruction; at the server computer, processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the refreshed portion using a processor of the server computer, wherein the processing of the instruction is in accordance with the rule and wherein the rule is satisfied prior to processing of the instruction; at the server computer, updating a first portion of the generated webpage, the first portion being less than an entirety of the generated webpage; and from the server computer, providing the updated first portion of the generated webpage as the refreshed portion of the generated webpage via the network to a client computer, in accordance with the instruction stored in the accessed data file and processed by the server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing an update of a generated document, the method comprising:
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from a local computer, communicating the generated document via a network to a remote computer; at the local computer, accessing a data file that describes the generated document, the data file storing an instruction to provide constituent data incorporable into the generated document, the instructions provide the constituent data irrespective of input provided by a user; at the local computer, processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the constituent data incorporable into the generated document using a processor of the local computer; and from the local computer, providing the constituent data incorporable into the generated document via the network to the remote computer as the update of the generated document, in accordance with the instruction stored in the accessed data file and processed by the local computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to provide an update of a generated document, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; communicating the generated document via a network to a remote computer; accessing a data file that describes the generated document, the data file storing an instruction to provide constituent data incorporable into the generated document and including a rule corresponding to the instruction, the instruction provides the constituent data irrespective of input provided by a user; providing the constituent data incorporable into the generated document via the network to the remote computer as the update of the generated document, in accordance with the instruction stored in the accessed data file and processed by the system, wherein processing of the instruction is in accordance with the rule and wherein the rule is satisfied prior to processing of the instruction; and processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the constituent data incorporable into the generated document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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from the machine, communicating the generated webpage via a network; at the machine, accessing a data file that describes a generated webpage as including a plurality of portions, each portion of the plurality of portions being independently refreshable, the data file storing an instruction to provide a refreshed portion of the generated webpage via the network and including a rule corresponding to the instruction, the instruction providing the refreshed portion of the generated webpage irrespective of input provided by a user; at the machine, processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the refreshed portion using the one or more processors of the machine, wherein the processing of the instruction is in accordance with the rule and wherein the rule is satisfied prior to processing of the instruction; at the machine, updating a first portion of the generated webpage, the first portion being less than an entirety of the generated webpage; and from the machine, providing the updated first portion of the generated webpage as the refreshed portion of the generated webpage via a network to a client computer, in accordance with the instruction stored in the accessed data file and processed by the machine. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system to provide an update of a generated document, the system comprising:
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means for; from the system, communicating the generated document via a network to a remote computer; at the system, accessing a data file that describes the generated document, the data file storing an instruction to provide constituent data incorporable into the generated document, the instruction provides the constituent data irrespective of input provided by a user; and at the system, providing the constituent data incorporable into the generated document via the network to the remote computer as the update of the generated document, in accordance with the instructions stored in the accessed data file and processed by the system; and means for, at the system, processing the instruction stored in the accessed data file to provide the constituent data incorporable into the generated document.
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