Patent ID: 6374274
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for converting tagged documents and facilitating network access and navigation of the documents by subscribers' clients, at least some of the documents being tagged with a first tag code for delimiting a predefined portions of the documents, the system comprising:(a) a primary computer including: (i) a word processor having a program macro facility; (ii) means for receiving the documents as source text files; (iii) means for transmitting converted files to a computer network for access by remote computers; and (iv) a macro program for converting the source text files by directing the word processor to substitute at least a first navigation code for each instance of the first tag code in the source text files; (b) a network server computer for receiving the converted files, the server computer including: (i) a hardware interface for communicating with the computer network; (ii) computer software for activating the hardware interface and including a protected login module for permitting authorized users to access the converted files; and (c) means for enabling the network to process user requests for selected portions of the converted files based on the first navigation code.