Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output

Details Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output

2007-09-18

2007-09-18

Gaffin, Jeffrey (Department: 2165)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10902609

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating custom configured documents from a content database such as an airline database. The method uses component processes each defined by code, at least some of the component processes having variable parameters, and predefined workflow templates, each workflow template defining a series of component processes leading to the generation of a generic class of output document. To produce a specific output document, a particular workflow template and selection parameters are input. The values of the variable parameters of the component processes are calculated, and a scheduling engine then executes the code of the series of component processes defined in the particular workflow template. The workflow steps may include in particular extracting data from the content database depending on the determined values of the variable parameters; and generating a specific output document being an instance of the generic class of output document, the specific output document being defined by the particular workflow template, the data extracted from the content database, and a format determined by the workflow template and the variable parameters.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5301320 (1994-04-01), McAtee et al.
patent: 5826239 (1998-10-01), Du et al.
patent: 6415277 (2002-07-01), Klatt
patent: 6415297 (2002-07-01), Leymann et al.
patent: 6442594 (2002-08-01), Ouchi
patent: 6904161 (2005-06-01), Becker et al.
patent: 7096223 (2006-08-01), Cope
patent: 7113959 (2006-09-01), Klatt et al.
patent: 2003/0023675 (2003-01-01), Ouchi et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for generating custom configured output will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3774114