Patent ID: 7716164
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of providing display of data using layout information, the method comprising: receiving, at a receiving business entity and from a sending business entity, an electronic document including a document context definition and multiple data elements that each identify semantics of data in the electronic document, wherein the document context definition identifies a context of the electronic document; selecting from a schema definition for each data element a layout definition to use for the data element from a plurality of layout definitions for the data element, each layout definition providing a different visual appearance for the data when the electronic document is presented; the layout definition selected based on matching the document context definition in the received electronic document with at least a first context value assigned to the layout definition in the schema; and providing the data for display in a graphical user interface when the electronic document is presented to the receiving business entity, the displayed data having a visual appearance defined by the layout definition that is selected from the schema definition based on the document context definition in the received electronic document.