Patent ID: 6542901
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for formatting an input data file compatible with a workstation application into a formatted input data file compatible with a second application, the apparatus comprising:a processor for executing instructions; and a memory device storing modules executable by the processor, the modules comprising: said workstation application, the workstation application comprising: an index effective to match objects in the input data file to corresponding positions in the formatted input data file, parse rules effective to segment the positions of the objects in the formatted input data file, an update module configured to provide an update to the input data file, the update comprising customized settings provided by a user operating the workstation application, and a formatter configured to automatically review the input data file to determine if the input data file has received the update and, upon receipt of the update, automatically format the input data file into the formatted input data file, the formatter further configured to use the index and the parse rules to place and segment objects into corresponding positions in the formatted input data file.