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Method and system for displaying a structured document

US6175843A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1998
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/986
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention reads structured information previously obtained through analysis of a structured document and determines whether the input structured information provides information regarding structure elements (and showing the structure of the structured document) or provides content information. When the structured information provides information for structure elements, then style definition information required for display or printing is obtained and compared with corresponding display attribute information. When the style definition information and the display attribute information do not match, the style definition information is set to a buffer area for use by a display or printing apparatus, thereby to realize a high speed display or printing operation.

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