PDF to web form conversion
US10402480B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/174
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A PDF to Web form converter operates to establish an image of an uploaded PDF form as an HTML background image of a new Web page. The converter additionally operates to query the uploaded PDF form to determine the name and type of user-interactive fields present in the PDF form, as well as to determine the size and placement of the user-interactive fields. The converter then converts the PDF user-interactive fields to HTML fields having the same type and name, and having a size and pixel location that corresponds to the PDF field. The HTML user-interactive fields are placed atop the HTML background image to present to the user a two layer Web form (e.g., layer one: background, layer two: user-interactive fields) that appears substantially identical to the PDF form.
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