Patent ID: 7277878
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H03M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: loading a first computer file, the first computer file including a first header portion and a first data portion, the first header portion providing meta-data about data stored in the first data portion, the first header portion having a plurality of header fields, the plurality of header fields including a first header field, the first header field including a first data tag and a first meta-data item, the first data tag indicating a first header field type associated with the first meta-data item, and the first meta-data item having a first view state, such that the content stored in the first data portion associated with the first meta-data item is presented in a proper form during an online auction, based on information derived from a combination of the first data tag and the first meta-data item; determining a viewing configuration for the data portion of the first computer file according to the first view state, the viewing configuration having a parameter, and the first view state including a first value corresponding to the parameter; presenting the content of the first data portion of the first computer file to a display device based on the viewing configuration; in response to a user request, manipulating the presenting corresponding to another viewing configuration having the parameter; capturing a second view state from the another viewing configuration, the second view state including a second value corresponding to the parameter of the another viewing configuration; creating a second header portion and a second data portion of a second computer file, the second header portion including a second header field, the second header field including a second data tag and a second meta-data item, and the second data portion including the content stored in the first data portion; storing the first data tag in the second header field; storing the second view state in the second meta-data item; and sending the second computer file to a remote computer participating in the online auction.