Patent ID: 6253239
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for interrogating stored data at a source location, and for retrieving and displaying a select portion of the data at a display location via electronic networking, said system comprising:(a) a type specification particular to the data, and generating one or more encapsulation units comprising instructions for extracting from the stored data the select portion thereof;(b) metadata including said encapsulation units identifying the select portion of said data for being displayed at the display location, and means for identifying how to present the select portion of said data at the display location, said metadata residing at a location suitable for communication with both of the source and the display locations; and(c) a computer for processing said metadata to access and retrieve the select portion of said data defined by said encapsulation units, and for displaying the select portion of said data at the display location.