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Method and apparatus for outputting digital content

US9971748B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2014
Grant dateMay 15, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/143
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided comprising: retrieving a markup language file associated with a document, the markup language file including an identifier for retrieving a content item that is part of the document; parsing the markup language file into a first plurality of objects, the first plurality of objects including a first object associated with the content item; assigning a respective layout level to each one of the first plurality of objects; and outputting the document in accordance with a first layout level by: (i) retrieving the content item from a remote source in response to the layout level of the first object matching the first layout level, and (ii) rendering one or more objects from the first plurality based the one or more objects' respective layout levels matching the first layout level.

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