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Flexible data presentation enabled by metadata

US7689583B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2006
Grant dateMar 30, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/93
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Architecture that defines a document or portions thereof as data elements that are related and categorized. A data catalog is created that uses a schema for the data elements and a set of relationships, attributes and values that further define the data elements, all stored as metadata about the data elements. The metadata is employed to enable the application, display surface, and user to see only data relevant to the task at hand. The positioning and grouping of controls, control characteristics, and control behavior at the display surface is facilitated by forms which are dynamically populated for presentation and which are driven directly by the data catalog. The catalog can be made aware of device parameters, for example, the display size and resolution thereby enabling data to be displayed differently based upon the device parameters.

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