Method for dynamically generating reference indentifiers in structured information
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically creating a reference identifier in an electronic document formatted as a data structure, comprising:
- (a) following hierarchy of said data structure to reach a root of said data structure;
(b) traversing the data structure from said root until a target object is encountered; and
(c) generating said identifier from a location of said target object in said data structure.
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Abstract
A method for dynamically creating a reference identifier in an electronic document formatted as a data structure is provided. Hierarchy in the data structure is followed to reach the root of the data structure, and the data structure is traversed from the root until a target object is encountered. A reference identifier is generated from a location of the target object. As the data structure is traversed, a counter is incremented when a specified branch of the data structure is encountered, and the counter is cleared when a specified branch of the data structure is closed. The reference identifier may be updated to reflect changes in the data structure. Such changes are reflected on a browser upon reloading the browser page. Accordingly, the reference identifier reflects a location of a target object within the structure of the hierarchy of the document.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically creating a reference identifier in an electronic document formatted as a data structure, comprising:
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(a) following hierarchy of said data structure to reach a root of said data structure;
(b) traversing the data structure from said root until a target object is encountered; and
(c) generating said identifier from a location of said target object in said data structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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an electronic document formatted as a data structure;
a manager responsive to a traverse request of said data structure; and
a marker to identify a position of a target object in said data structure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article comprising:
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a computer-readable signal-bearing medium;
means in the medium for following hierarchy in a data structure to reach a root of said data structure;
means in the medium for traversing said data structure from said root; and
means in the medium for identifying a position of a target object in said data structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for dynamically creating a reference identifier in an electronic document formatted as a data structure, comprising:
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(a) following hierarchy of said data structure to reach a root of said data structure;
(b) recursively traversing the data structure from said root until a target object is encountered;
(c) wherein the step of traversing the data structure includes changing a counter when a branch of said data structure is encountered; and
(d) generating said identifier from a location of said target object in said data structure. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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