Patent ID: 7062705
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of forming electronic documents, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of: storing a plurality of information types for describing categories of information that are capable of being used in electronic documents; storing a plurality of document types, each document type comprising a unique set of information types of the plurality of information types; storing a plurality of units of information, each unit of information associated with an information type of the plurality of information types, wherein each unit of information of the plurality of units of information includes any of any form of markup text, an application program, a Web service, a query for a database, a vector graphic, an image, audio data, video data, and other binary data; and producing a document based on integrating wherein said step of producing the document is not performed until the first set of units of information includes a first unit of information associated with the first information type.