Document production system for capturing web page content
US7233407B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/972
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for converting a page from a network into an image file suitable for assembly of or insertion into a document generated by a document creation algorithm. The system of the invention includes a browser for retrieving a page from the network. The page can be encoded as a page description language (PDL) file representative of the page. A production agent can be provided for translating the PDL file into an image file representative of the page. The image file is of a form and type suitable for assembly or incorporation into the document.
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