System and method for creating customized documents for cross media publishing

• US 20020049702A1
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: XMPie, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: XMPie, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Sherwin, Reuven, Roth, Israel, Aizikowitz, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US09/775,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20020049702A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A dynamic document and a method for representing a dynamic document are provided. The dynamic document includes a dynamic document template and an instances set abound to the dynamic document template. The instances set includes a plurality of pointers to a plurality of data sources. The dynamic document template includes a logic section and a layout section, the layout section having at least one layout object.

Claims

1. A method for representing a dynamic document, comprising the steps of:

providing a dynamic document template; and

binding an instances set to said dynamic document template.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of providing further comprises the steps of:

describing a set of layout designs; and

defining the logic plan of said dynamic document template.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said step of defining further comprises the steps of:

defining a set of dynamic objects for inclusion in said dynamic document;

defining a set of data values; and

defining a set of rules for assigning said data values to said dynamic objects.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said data values are one of a group including database items and media items.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein said step of describing further comprises the steps of:

providing a set of layout objects, said layout objects represented in either a vendor neutral format, or native format of a layout tool,

wherein said layout tool is indicated by the type of said object;

providing a set of possible pages in said dynamic document; and

providing a set of placeholders for said dynamic objects.

6. A method according to claim 3, wherein said set of rules are defined in terms of Relational Algebra.

7. A method according to claim 3, wherein said dynamic objects comprise a storage system for content items, said storage system being operable to receive requests for items in a form of a reference and to reply with an actual item.

8. A method according to claim 4, wherein said data values are defined as Relational Database tables.

9. A method according to claim 4, wherein said step of binding comprises the step of assigning said instances sets to said database tables.

10. A method according to claim 2, wherein said step of providing further comprises the step of amending said layout design while not amending said logic plan.

11. A dynamic document template comprising:

a logic section; and

a layout section comprising at least one layout object.

12. The dynamic document template according to claim 11, wherein said logic section comprises:

a set of dynamic objects;

a set of data values; and

a set of rules for assigning said data values to said dynamic objects.

13. The dynamic document template according to claim 12, wherein said set of rules is defined in terms of Relational Algebra.

14. The dynamic document template according to claim 12, wherein said dynamic objects comprise a storage system for content items, said storage system being operable to receive requests for items in a form of a reference and to reply with an actual item.

15. The dynamic document template according to claim 12, wherein said data values are one of a group including database items and media items.

16. The dynamic document template according to claim 12, wherein said data values are defined as Relational Database tables.

17. The dynamic document template according to claim 11, wherein said layout objects are represented in either a vendor neutral format, or native format of a layout tool, and wherein said layout tool is indicated by the type of said object.

19. The dynamic document according to claim 18, wherein said instances set comprises a plurality of pointers to a plurality of data sources.

20. The dynamic document according to claim 19, wherein said data sources comprise one of a group including database data and media items.

21. The dynamic document according to claim 18, wherein said dynamic document template comprises:

a logic section; and

a layout section comprising at least one layout object.

22. The dynamic document according to claim 21, wherein said logic section comprises:

a set of dynamic objects;

a set of data values; and

a set of rules for assigning said data values to said dynamic objects.

23. The dynamic document according to claim 22, wherein said set of rules is defined in terms of Relational Algebra.

24. The dynamic document according to claim 22, wherein said dynamic objects comprise a storage system for content items, said storage system being operable to receive requests for items in a form of a reference and to reply with an actual item.

25. The dynamic document according to claim 22, wherein said data values are one of a group including database items and media items.

26. The dynamic document according to claim 22, wherein said data values are defined as Relational Database tables.

27. The dynamic document according to claim 26, wherein said instances sets are assigned to said database tables.

28. The dynamic document according to claim 27, wherein said instances sets are of a different type from said database tables.

29. The dynamic document according to claim 21, wherein said layout objects are represented in either a vendor neutral format, or native format of a layout tool, and wherein said layout tool is indicated by the type of said object.

18. A dynamic document comprising:

a dynamic document template; and

an instances set bound to said dynamic document template.