Representation of Mark-up of Master Documents
AssigneeThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
InventorPhilip E. Vasey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the generation of customised documents using document templates or master documents in which a mark-up notation is used in a master document, for example to specify the content of a customised document generated from the master document.
Claims18
A method for displaying a master document of the type used in a document generation system to generate customised documents, the master document comprising portions of document content marked-up according to a predetermined syntax, the method comprising the steps of:
- analysing the mark-up associated with at least a portion of the master document;
- and
- generating a graphical representation of the mark-up.
A method for modifying a master document of the type used in a document generation system to generate customised documents, the master document comprising portions of document content marked-up according to a predetermined syntax, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a portion of the master document;
- analysing the mark-up associated with the selected portion of the master document;
- generating a graphical representation of the mark-up;
- modifying the graphical representation of the mark-up;
- and
- modifying the mark-up of the master document according to the modification of the graphical representation.
A document generation system arranged to display a master document of the type used to generate customised documents, the master document comprising portions of document content marked-up according to a predetermined syntax, the system comprising:
- means for analysing the mark-up associated with at least a portion of the master document;
- and
- means for generating a graphical representation of the mark-up.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.