Patent ID: 6101512
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer program product for storing a representation of a digital document, including first means for storing the digital document, the digital document having descriptive markup defining a plurality of hierarchical elements, wherein each element except a root element has an ancestor element and wherein each element has a type name and wherein an element may have a child element, a left sibling element, a right sibling element, and wherein at least one element contains text content, the computer program product comprising:a computer readable media having computer program logic stored thereon, wherein the computer program logic defines:second means for storing a value indicative of a parent element for each element having a parent element;third means for storing a value indicative of a first child element for each element having a child element; andfourth means for storing a value indicative of a left sibling element, for each element having a left sibling element.