Patent ID: 6092068
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for revealing a document's marked structure, comprising the steps of:inputting a file that is representative of said document;parsing said file to identify marked content, said parsing step comprising the steps of:providing a look up table;parsing said file into markers;building a vector of all markers, said vector comprising the function and location of each of said markers; andestablishing links between a vector that holds the tags from a newly read in document to all those tags that are currently held in a look up table, while the document is being parsed,wherein said vector is made of marked content in said document, and locations within a document information stream, when said document is read;accessing said marked content, said accessing step comprising the step of:accessing a glossary for each marker to determine what each marker is and what each marker does; andpresenting said document on a display and providing instructions indicating marked structure in said document;wherein an interface is provided such that a person reviewing said document is instructed in the operation and recreation of said document from a casual on-screen review of said document.