Automatic format conversion system and publishing methodology for multi-user network
December 18, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCentral processor unit for digital data processing system including cache management mechanism Method and apparatus for electronic data interchange Method and apparatus for converting documents into electronic data for transaction processing System for selectively converting plurality of source data structures through corresponding source intermediate structures, and target intermediate structures into selected target structure System and method for automatic data file format translation and transmission having advanced features Patent #: 5608874 InventorApplicationNo. 768387 filed on 12/18/1996US Classes:709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)707/205File allocationExaminersPrimary: Dinh, Dung C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractA network providing a server using an object-database enables an author to create and store an original document, as a source file with a first format. Software in the data base will provide multiple sets of shadow file-converter groups connected to the source file of the original document. Each shadow file-converter set enables the transformation of the original source file format into a particular other specific type of format. Any client or user of the network can access and receive a copy of the original source document which is automatically reformatted to match the requirements of the receiver's appliance. Thus, one original source document can be created and then published in any specific format to multiple numbers of and type of receiving appliances. | |
