Method of delivering formatted documents over a communications network
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a formatted document over a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first computer connected to said network;
providing a second computer connected to said network in data communication with said first computer, said second computer having a server program running thereon;
providing a template file accessible by said server program of said second computer, initiating a programming script associated with said template file to create a document having information of a pre-selected category arranged thereon according to a pre-determined layout thereof;
receiving said information from a data source;
arranging said information according to said pre-determined layout;
executing said script to format said information arranged according to said pre-determined layout in a pre-selected file format, wherein said pre-selected file format comprises a format other than hypertext markup language format; and
delivering said document in said pre-selected file format to said first computer via said network.
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Abstract
A method of delivering a formatted document over a communications network, providing a client computer connected to the network and providing a server computer connected to the network such that the client computer is in data communication with the server computer. The client computer includes a browser program operating thereon and the server computer is provided with an information server program operating thereon. A template file is provided in data communication with the information server program of the server computer and includes a programming script, upon initiation of which the document is created having information of a pre-selected category arranged thereon according to a pre-determined layout thereof. The information is received from a data source and arranged on the document according to the pre-determined layout. The document is then formatted with the information arranged thereon according to the pre-determined pattern in a pre-selected file format and delivered to the client computer via the network.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a formatted document over a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first computer connected to said network;
providing a second computer connected to said network in data communication with said first computer, said second computer having a server program running thereon;
providing a template file accessible by said server program of said second computer, initiating a programming script associated with said template file to create a document having information of a pre-selected category arranged thereon according to a pre-determined layout thereof;
receiving said information from a data source;
arranging said information according to said pre-determined layout;
executing said script to format said information arranged according to said pre-determined layout in a pre-selected file format, wherein said pre-selected file format comprises a format other than hypertext markup language format; and
delivering said document in said pre-selected file format to said first computer via said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of electronically delivering a formatted document comprising the steps of:
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providing a first computer connected a network;
providing a second computer connected to said network and in data communication with said first computer;
providing a template file accessible by said second computer issuing a request from said first computer to said second computer to create a document, said document including information of a pre-selected category arranged according to a pre-determined layout based upon said template file;
querying a data source for said information of said pre-selected category;
organizing said information according to said pre-determined layout thereof;
executing a script to format said document into a file format other than hypertext markup language; and
delivering said document in said file format other than hypertext markup language to said first computer via said network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of creating and delivering customized documents, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first computer connected to a network;
providing a second computer connected to said network such that said first computer is in data communication with said second computer;
issuing a request from said first computer to said second computer to create a document having information of a pre-selected category;
deriving said information from at least one data source based upon said request from said first computer;
providing a template file accessible by said second computer that defines a pre-determined layout of said document;
arranging said information according to said pre-determined layout defined by said template;
initiating a programming script to format said information arranged according to said pre-determined layout in a pre-selected file formal, wherein said pre-selected file format comprises a format other than hypertext markup language format; and
making said document in said pre-selected file format available to said first computer via said network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of creating and formatting electronic documents, comprising:
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receiving a request for a customized electronic document;
extracting data from at least one data source that relates to desired information for said customized electronic document after receiving said request;
preparing and arranging said desired information in a pre-determined layout;
initiating a programming script to format said customized electronic document in a pre-selected file format, wherein said pre-selected file format comprises a format other than hypertext markup language; and
storing said customized electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of creating and formatting documents comprising:
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issuing a request to create an electronic document having desired information based upon a pre-selected layout;
identifying a template file associated with said pre-selected layout;
querying at least one data source to derive said information;
creating said electronic document by arranging said information based upon said pre-selected layout; and
executing a script to format said electronic document into a file format other than the hypertext markup language file format. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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