Patent ID: 7761784
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a presentation file from a data source, comprising: utilizing a desktop application to generate a presentation template; accessing the data source comprising a plurality of data records structured into a plurality of data fields, wherein the data source is structured into a parsable data output; providing a listing of a plurality of tags, wherein a tag is associated with one of the data fields in the data source; receiving a selection of a data template file wherein the data template file comprises: processing the data template file with the data source based on the at least one of the plurality of tags and the at least one processing instruction, for building the presentation output; wherein at least one of the processing instructions is a query embedded in the data template file, for allowing an end user to associate the data source to the presentation template; grouping a first template page and a second template page from the data template file; determining a break-on condition for at least one of the plurality of data fields, wherein the break-on condition is satisfied when data associated with the at least one of the plurality of data fields changes; and creating pages in the presentation output file based on the first template page, the second template page, and the break-on condition.