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Method and apparatus for formatting and displaying data from the internet

US6301590A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateAug 11, 1997
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9577
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are used to format and display data on the Web. A request is received on an application server from a Web client, a connection is established to a data repository via the application server, the data is retrieved from the data repository, formatted on the application server in a predetermined reporting format, and displayed on a display device coupled to the Web client.

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