Patent ID: 7143345
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of parsing a hierarchically structured text to a requested depth, said method comprising: receiving a command from a display interface to parse a hierarchically structured text having a plurality of levels, each level within the plurality of levels being identifiable by definition information with start information and end information, to a requested depth; searching a search text from said hierarchically structured text at a parse level to detect start information for a search level, said parse level being one of the plurality of levels of the hierarchically structured text and being at least as high as said requested depth, said search level being lower than said parse level; locating end information corresponding to detected start information after start information for said search level is detected; holding information from said search text located between said detected start information and corresponding located end information; determining whether the parse level corresponds to the requested depth; responsive to the parse level not corresponding to the requested depth, repeating said searching, said locating and said holding with held information as said search text and using said search level from said held information as said parse level; and responsive to the parse level corresponding to the requested depth, informimg the display interface that parding is complete, wherein held information remains unparsed.