公开(公告)号：CA1315895C

公开(公告)日：1993-04-06

申请号：CA604109

申请日：1989-06-27

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA A ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06F9/00

Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing marker entities within a document data stream independently of the content of the data stream. The method provides consistent specification and independent processing of marker entities which may include both text and non-text data and which may be associated physically and/or logically with data stream content at the document or lower order entity level. A define marker structure control is utilized within the data stream to specify in a data type independent fashion the physical structure and content of a marker entity as well as defining any desired relationship of a marker entity with another entity within the data stream. A map marker control is then utilized to control the position within a presentation area where the marker entity is to be imaged. In this manner, the method of the present invention provides a flexible, efficient and useful manner to associate a marker entity within a document data stream which may be tied to specific layout areas during presentation and which may be easily manipulated at a data stream level.

公开(公告)号：BR8903218A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-13

申请号：BR8903218

申请日：1989-06-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F15/21

公开(公告)号：BR8903214A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-13

申请号：BR8903214

申请日：1989-06-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G06F15/21

Abstract: A method is disclosed for defining the structure of a document by specifying the relationships between document elements in a data stream. A plurality of tabular specifications are provided, each of which includes a number of document elements. The logical relationship between each document element and all other document elements within each tabular specification is specified once for the entire tabular specification. The semantic interpretation for each tabular specification is associated with a named reference to that tabular specification so that multiple references to that tabular specification may yield different semantic interpretations. In this manner, it is possible to minimize the amount of specification to define a document by utilizing individual tabular specifications repeatedly. Additionally, a reference to a tabular specification may be utilized to modify the existing logical relationship between the document elements contained therein. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a range of allowable values for individual document elements within a tabular specification may be specified by the user.

公开(公告)号：BR8901088A

公开(公告)日：1989-10-31

申请号：BR8901088

申请日：1989-03-08

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA A ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/00

Abstract: Application independent processing of data stream constructs permits meaningful and precise management of a data stream in a digital communications network. Data stream clutter is reduced and end user formatting is rendered more flexible by embedding tags in the data stream to a point in one or more shells accessible by the end user's work station. An application program is simplified by not applying rigid constraints to operators. All end user requirements for formatting, calls for routines to process information and the like are resident at the end user's work station, all embedded in a shell. The shell is easily tailorable by the end user, and the application data stream is significantly diminished in size since tags in the data stream point to the shell.

公开(公告)号：DE68928190T2

公开(公告)日：1998-01-08

申请号：DE68928190

申请日：1989-05-23

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA A ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22

公开(公告)号：DE68927051D1

公开(公告)日：1996-10-02

申请号：DE68927051

申请日：1989-06-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06F17/24

公开(公告)号：DE68924731T2

公开(公告)日：1996-06-20

申请号：DE68924731

申请日：1989-05-23

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G09G5/30 ,  G09G1/16

公开(公告)号：DE68924731D1

公开(公告)日：1995-12-14

申请号：DE68924731

申请日：1989-05-23

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G09G5/30 ,  G09G1/16

公开(公告)号：DE68913373T2

公开(公告)日：1994-09-29

申请号：DE68913373

申请日：1989-06-07

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA ANN ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/14

公开(公告)号：CA1313271C

公开(公告)日：1993-01-26

申请号：CA588410

申请日：1989-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BARKER BARBARA A ,  EDEL THOMAS R ,  STARK JEFFREY A

IPC: G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F15/20

Abstract: DA9-87-018 SEPARATION OF DOCUMENT LAYOUT AND DATA ELEMENTS Separate storage of layout and data components composed on a computer system permits editing of either component indepdent of the other. Normally, format controls are stored with data, and to edit either requires calling both. By separately storing and retrieving layout and data components, considerable flexibility is achieved in the creation, processing and assembly of those components in various combinations into one or more documents.