Patent · US Expired

Automatic report generating system

US6055541A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateSep 19, 1997
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99944
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for automatically generating a report from engineering data stored in a database is comprised of a user computer having a browser for requesting an HTML file. A web server generates the requested HTML based on Active Server Pages technology. The ASP file includes script for instantiating a component. The component, a dynamic link library, includes an automation hierarchy. The ASP page includes script for actively generating the report through interaction with the instantiated objects. The HTTP protocol connects the user computer and the web server.

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