Methods and apparatuses for formatting web pages

Details Methods and apparatuses for formatting web pages Methods and apparatuses for formatting web pages

2004-09-24

2009-08-25

Queler, Adam M (Department: 2178)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

Structured document

C715S236000, C715S248000, C715S249000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07581173

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatuses for formatting web pages through categorizing properties and values for specifying the appearance of web pages. In one aspect, a method includes: grouping styles into a set of scheme groups, one or more of the styles being capable of specifying an aspect of appearance of an element of a web page; defining a plurality of combinations of styles to create a plurality of schemes respectively for the scheme groups; assigning one scheme from one of the scheme groups to a first web page; and generating a second web page to contain content of the first web page and styles of the schemes assigned to the first web page.

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