Reproduction of documents into requested forms

• US 20070182990A1
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Objective Systems Pty Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Objective Systems Pty Ltd.
• Inventors: Duncan, Gregory, Stephen, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/629,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20070182990A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/154 Tree transformation for tree-structured or markup documents, e.g. XSLT, XSL-FO or stylesheets

Abstract

The reproduction of a requested source document in a requested available form (including electronic, print, audio and Braille) is disclosed. At a server, for each one of a plurality of documents at least one access pathway is applied to a marked-up form of the document. The access pathways define discrete parts of the document. A fragment of the marked-up document is generated for each said access pathway for each available form. A requested one or more parts of a source document is generated in a requested form from the respective stored fragments. The fragments are transmitted to the requesting customer for local reproduction.

Claims

1. A method for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms comprising the steps of:

(a) for each one of a plurality of documents;

(i) applying at least one access pathway to a marked-up form of the document, said access pathways defining discrete parts of the document; and

(ii) generating a fragment of said marked-up document for each said access pathway for each available form; and

(b) generating a requested one or more parts of a source document in a requested form from the respective stored fragments.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said access pathways are defined in a configuration file.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said documents are assigned to a respective a plurality of classes, and there is a configuration file for each said class.

4. The method of clam 3, wherein said configuration file includes requestable information relating to available format that is added to said fragments.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising the further step of marking-up said source documents according to a schema, and wherein there is a separate schema for each said class.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising creating an index list for each request maker, said index list including a set of documents available to each request maker, and lists the access pathways for each fragment of each document.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein one said fragment comprises the entire source document.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said marked-up documents and said configuration files are in XML code.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said requested forms include electronic, print, audio and Braille.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said generating step includes transmitting an electronic file of said respective fragments from a server computer to a remote computer where reproduction is performed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, at said remote computer, a requested document is navigable by said fragments.

12. A method for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms.

13. A method for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms and formats.

14. A method for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms comprising the steps of:

(a) at a document server, for each one of a plurality of documents;

(i) applying at least one access pathway to a marked-up form of the document, said access pathways defining discrete parts of the document; and

(ii) generating a fragment of said marked-up document for each said access pathway for each available form;

(b) transmitting said fragments for said requested form for a requested document over a communication channel; and

(c) at a remote computer connected to said communication channel, generating a requested one or more parts of a source document in a requested form from the respective stored fragments.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising defining said access pathways in a configuration file.

20. A computer program product comprising a computer program on a storage medium, said computer program comprising code means for performing the steps of claim 14.

21. A computer program comprising code means for performing the steps of claim 14.

16. A computer system for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms comprising a processor programmed to:

(a) for each one of a plurality of documents;

(i) apply at least one access pathway to a marked-up form of the document, said access pathways defining discrete parts of the document; and

(ii) generate a fragment of said marked-up document for each said access pathway for each available form; and

(b) generate a requested one or more parts of a source document in a requested form from the respective stored fragments.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein said processor is programmed to perform the steps of defining said access pathways in a configuration file.

18. A computer system for reproducing a requested source document in a requested one of available forms comprising:

(a) a document server programmed to, for each one of a plurality of documents;

(i) apply at least one access pathway to a marked-up form of the document, said access pathways defining discrete parts of the document; and

(ii) generate a fragment of said marked-up document for each said access pathway for each available form;

(b) a transmission channel for transmitting said fragments for said requested form for a requested document; and

(c) a remote computer connected to said communication channel, operable to generate a requested one or more parts of a source document in a requested form from the y respective stored fragments.

19. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising customer computer means coupled to said communication channel and by which requests for documents and document forms are made to said document server.

22. A method for converting a requestable source document in a requestable one of available forms to be available for reproduction comprising the steps of:

for each one of a plurality of documents;

(i) applying at least one access pathway to a marked-up form of the document, said access pathways defining discrete parts of the document; and

(ii) generating a fragment of said marked-up document for each said access pathway for each available form.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said access pathways are defined in a configuration file.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein said documents are assigned to a respective a plurality of classes, and there is a configuration file for each said class.

25. The method of clam 24, wherein said configuration file includes requestable information relating to available format that is added to said fragments.

26. The method of claim 25, comprising the further step of marking-up said source documents according to a schema, and wherein there is a separate schema for each said class.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising creating an index list for each request maker, said index list including a set of documents available to each request maker, and lists the access pathways for each fragment of each document.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein one said fragment comprises the entire source document.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein said marked up documents and said configuration files are in XML code.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said requested forms include electronic, print, audio and Braille.