Patent ID: 6374271
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A document authoring device, comprising:a user interface; a memory; a controller coupled to the user interface and the memory, wherein the controller links a goals outline and a presentation outline together based on an input received through the user interface and data stored in the memory, wherein the user interface includes a display device, the controller displaying a goals outline display on the display device and generating the goals outline based on the input that relates to the goals outline display; the memory contains at least one document prototype, the controller generating a logical structure of the goals outline by instantiating the document prototype selected by the input; and wherein the document prototype is a template that includes: at least one slot type, the slot type having a name that indicates a content corresponding to the slot type; and a link type corresponding to the slot type, the link type specifying that the slot type is linked to a card, the link type being one of mandatory, optional, and user defined.