Systems and methods for generating interactive electronic reference materials
AssigneeEngineered Support System, Inc.
InventorMike Watson
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Abstract
Described herein, amongst other things, are electronically available interactive reference materials that can preferably be accessed by using a network, such as the World Wide Web or Internet, to eliminate the need to create and transport paper. There are further described systems, methods, and means for generating, storing, and providing to a user these interactive reference materials. There are also disclosed, system, methods, and means for generating, storing, and providing to a user interactive electronic systems for use with the interactive reference materials.
Claims23
A method for converting reference materials into interactive reference materials comprising:
- obtaining at least one reference document in a computer readable form;
- searching said reference documents for a piece of reference text having a pre-determined value;
- tagging said reference text with a tag indicating a reference text type;
- repeating said steps of searching and tagging until all pieces of reference text have been tagged;
- associating patterns of said tags to a global control;
- replacing at least two of said patterns with a new tag from said global control;
- linking a first piece of reference text with a second piece of reference text based on said new tags;
- converting said at least one reference documents into a browser readable format;
- allowing a user to access said reference documents from a client;
- and
- providing to said user the ability to jump from said first piece of reference text to said second piece of reference text.
The method of claim 13 wherein said database comprises a Document Type Definition (DTD).
The method of claim 14 wherein said DTD includes at least one of Army 2361A, Air Force 38784, and Navy 3001.
A system for converting reference materials to interactive reference materials comprising:
- a reference material in a computer readable form;
- a computer;
- and
- software running on said computer;
- wherein said software searches said reference material for a first piece of reference text and generates a link from said first piece of reference text to a pre-determined point elsewhere in said reference material without removing said first piece of reference text to a separate file.
A method for converting reference materials into interactive reference materials comprising:
- obtaining at least one reference document in computer readable format;
- converting said reference document to include XML tags;
- searching said reference documents for XML tag combinations corresponding to values in a global control;
- replacing said XML tag combinations with a new XML tag referenced to said global control;
- and
- associating at least one of said new XML tags with a hyperlink directed to a location in said document separate from said new XML tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.