Formatting and displaying data retrieved from a database
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsCurtis J. Ellmann, John R. Kosic
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Abstract
One or more computing systems, such as a database server, a web server, or a client computer, delivers information from a database to a user after receiving an instruction from the user to retrieve the information from the database. The computer retrieves the requested information from the database and applies formatting instructions to text extracted from the requested data. In general, the instructions include terms taken from a selected formatting language, such as HTML or XML. Applying the formatting instructions often involves inserting markup-language tags within the text. The computer then displays the text in a format prescribed by the formatting instructions.
Claims24
A method for use in delivering information from a database system to a user of a client computer system, the method comprising:
- receiving from the user one or more instructions to retrieve information from the database and to present at least some of the information in a format selected by the user;
- retrieving the requested information from the database;
- in the client computer, applying formatting instructions to text extracted from the requested information, where the instructions include terms taken from a formatting language that is consistent with the format selected by the user;
- and
- displaying the text in the format prescribed by the formatting instructions.
A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in delivering information from a database to a user of a client computer, the program comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the client computer, cause the computer to:
- receive from the user one or more instructions to retrieve information from the database and to present at least some of the information in a format selected by the user,
- retrieve the requested information from the database;
- apply formatting instructions to text extracted from the requested information, where the instructions include terms taken from a formatting language that is consistent with the format selected by the user;
- and display the text in the format prescribed by the formatting instructions.
A network comprising:
- a database system having:
- data stored in one or more storage devices;
- and
- one or more computing systems configured to manage the data in the storage devices;
- a client computing system configured to give a user access to the data in the database system;
- and
- a computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, that causes the client computing system to:
- receive from the user one or more instructions to retrieve data from the database system and to present at least some of the data in a format selected by the user;
- retrieve the requested data from the database system;
- apply formatting instructions to text extracted from the requested data, where the instructions include terms taken from a formatting language that is consistent with the format selected by the user;
- and
- display the text in the format prescribed by the formatting instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.