System and method for document creation

• US 9,690,754 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2013
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rick Ortiz, Walter M. Lowney
• Original Assignee: Rick Ortiz, Walter M. Lowney
• Inventors: Lowney, Walter M., Ortiz, Rick
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chau
• Application Number:
  US13/860,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20140310593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,538 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

A document creation interface, including an input section and a document preview section, is provided and displayed to user in order to assist in document preparation and creation. The input section of the interface can contain a structure chart template having input blocks into which a user may provide input. The input blocks may be configured to include an expandable quick guide to assist user in entering relevant information into a given input block. A document is then generated from the input received and based on the organization of the structure chart template. The document can then be dynamically displayed in the document preview section of the interface.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of controlling an installation of a software application on a device, said computer-implemented method being performed by at least one processor and comprising:

providing a document creation and idea development interface including an input section and a document preview section;

providing a structure chart template within said input section wherein said structure chart template comprises a plurality of labeled input blocks;

receiving input via said plurality of labeled input blocks within said structure chart template said input comprising at least one of text, graphics, images, and charts, which conveys said ideas;

requiring entry of said input into each of said labeled input blocks with three rules associated with said at least one labeled input block;

configuring said labeled input blocks to include an expandable quick guide;

generating a plurality of logically organized sentences to form a document from said received input and said structure chart template;

displaying said document in said document preview section of said document creation interface; and

exporting said document for use by at least one other application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said input section comprises a plurality of selectable tabs corresponding to individual sections of said document.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein said plurality of selectable tabs contain the structure chart template having the plurality of labeled input blocks being linked to other labeled input blocks contained in other tabs.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 further comprising automatically populating the other linked labeled input blocks within the other tabs with said received input.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein exporting said document for use by other applications further comprises exporting said document to at least one of a word processing application and a presentation application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said expandable quick guide comprises a link to a tutorial providing instructions related to the input to be provided by said user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said expandable quick guide comprises examples of the type of input to be provided by said user.

8. A system that controls an installation of software applications on a device, said system comprising:

a processor embodied as hardware;

a memory embodied as hardware coupled to the processor; and

computer program code residing in the memory embodied as hardware that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising;

providing a document creation and idea development interface including an input section and a document preview section;

providing a structure chart template within said input section wherein said structure chart template comprises a plurality of labeled input blocks;

receiving input via said plurality of labeled input blocks within said structure chart template said input comprising at least one of text, graphics, images and charts, which conveys said ideas;

requiring entry of said input into each of said labeled input blocks with three rules associated with said at, least one labeled input block;

configuring said labeled input blocks to include an expandable quick guide;

generating a plurality of logically organized sentences to for a document from said received input and said structure chart template;

displaying said document in said document preview section of said document creation interface; and

exporting said document for use by at least one other application.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein said input section comprises a plurality of selectable tabs corresponding to individual sections of said document.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said plurality of selectable tabs contain the structure chart template having the plurality of labeled input blocks being linked to other labeled input blocks contained in other tabs.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising automatically populating the other linked labeled input blocks within the other tabs with said received input.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein exporting said document for use by other applications further comprises exporting said document to at least one of a word processing application and a presentation application.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein said expandable quick guide comprises a link to a tutorial providing instructions related to the input to be provided by said user.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein said expandable quick guide comprises examples of the type of input to be provided by said user.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing a document creation and idea development interface including an input section and a document preview section;

providing a structure chart template within said input section wherein said structure chart template comprises a plurality of labeled input blocks;

receiving input via said plurality of labeled input blocks within said structure chart template comprising at least one of text, graphics, images, and charts, which conveys said ideas;

requiring entry of said input into each of said labeled input blocks with three rules associated with said at least one labeled input block;

configuring said labeled input blocks to include an expandable quick guide;

generating a plurality of logically organized sentences to form a document configured to facilitate user understanding from said received input and said structure chart template;

displaying said document in said document preview section of said document creation interface; and

exporting said document for use by at least one other application.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein said input section comprises a plurality of selectable tabs corresponding to individual sections of said document.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein said plurality of selectable tabs contain the structure chart template having the plurality of labeled input blocks being linked to other labeled input blocks contained in other tabs.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising automatically populating the other linked labeled input blocks within the other tabs with said received input.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein exporting said document for use by other applications further comprises exporting said document to at least one of a word processing application and a presentation application.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein said expandable quick guide comprises a link to a tutorial providing instructions related to the input to be provided by said user.