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US08359550B2 Method for dynamically generating a “table of contents” view of the HTML-based information system
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用于动态生成基于HTML的信息系统的目录视图的方法
- Patent Title: Method for dynamically generating a “table of contents” view of the HTML-based information system
- Patent Title (中): 用于动态生成基于HTML的信息系统的目录视图的方法
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Application No.: US12764321Application Date: 2010-04-21
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Publication No.: US08359550B2Publication Date: 2013-01-22
- Inventor: Gordon R. Meyer , Albert R. Howard, Jr. , Kevin Knabe , Richard B. Hoiberg
- Applicant: Gordon R. Meyer , Albert R. Howard, Jr. , Kevin Knabe , Richard B. Hoiberg
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed for displaying information topics that are available via an online help system. The methods and systems store information for given topics in a respective folder associated with a given topic, detect the selection of one of the folders associated with a topic of interest, search files at a hierarchical level in the selected folder to identify files of a predetermined type, locate HTML metatags that pertain to the display of help information, merge data associated with the HTML metatags into a HTML template file to generate an HTML file containing data associated with each of the located HTML metatags, and provide a table of contents for the topic of interest associated with the selected folder using the generated HTML file.
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- US20100269035A1 Method for Dynamically Generating a "Table of Contents" View of the HTML-Based Information System Public/Granted day:2010-10-21
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