SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING DOCUMENT IN WEB BROWSER OR MOBILE DEVICE REGARDLESS OF THIRD-PARTY PLUG-IN SOFTWARE
First Claim
1. A method for rendering a document, the method comprising:
- converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser;
creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file; and
generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for render documents that are in proprietary formats in a browser or mobile device. In one embodiment, a method comprises converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser. The method further comprises creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file. The method further comprises generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide the convenience of viewing and accessing documents regardless of whether a software or plug-in therefor is installed.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for rendering a document, the method comprising:
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converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser; creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file; and generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer server which hosts a cloud-based environment shared among a user and collaborators of the user, the server comprising:
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a processor; and a memory unit having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; convert a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser; create a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file; and generate, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor on a server, cause the processor to:
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convert a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser; create a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file; and generate, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system which hosts a cloud-based environment shared among a user and collaborators of the user, comprising:
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means for converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser; means for creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file; and means for generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. means for streaming pages of the document file to the browser individually as each page is processed.
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