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US7191391B2
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Form processing device, and form processing method and program
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2003-07-08
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Granted: 2007-03-13
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Expires: 2023-07-08
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a format processing method for overlaying data of a file located on an Internet server onto a predetermined field in a form. In particular, there is provided a form processing method for reading a field data file storing data to be overlaid onto a defined field in a form, and overlaying data of the field data file onto a field in the form, the form processing method including: a determination step of determining, if data of the field data file is description specifying an external file, whether the description of the data is in a URL format (step S 301 ); an overlaying step of downloading the external file in a network server in compliance with Internet protocols (step S 305 ) and overlaying the data of the downloaded external file onto the field in the form if the description is determined to be in a URL format at the determination step (step S 301 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Takashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A form processing device for reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and for overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, the form processing device comprising: first determination means for determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the plurality of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; second determination means for determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and overlaying means for downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A form processing device for reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and for overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, the form processing device comprising: first determination means for determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the plurality of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; second determination means for determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and overlaying means for downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
151 words
A form processing method for reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, the form processing method comprising: a first determination step of determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the plurality of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; a second determination step of determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and an overlaying step of downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
151 words
A form processing method for reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, the form processing method comprising: a first determination step of determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the plurality of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; a second determination step of determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and an overlaying step of downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
163 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a form processing method of reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, wherein the method comprises: a first determination step of determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the ura of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; a second determination step of determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and an overlaying step of downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
163 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a form processing method of reading a field data file which stores values to be overlaid onto each of a plurality of fields in a form, and overlaying the values stored in the read field data file onto each of the plurality of fields in the form, wherein the method comprises: a first determination step of determining, based on field definition information which defines each of the ura of fields in the form, that at least one of the plurality of fields is defined as a field onto which an external file is to be overlaid; a second determination step of determining, that at least one value stored in the field data file is URL data; and an overlaying step of downloading the external file from a network server based on the URL data and overlaying the downloaded external file onto the at least one of the plurality of fields.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises: a storing step of storing the downloaded external file, into a local drive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , further comprising: a third determination step of determining whether the time stamp of the downloaded external file stored on the local drive is older that the time stamp of the external file stored on the network server, wherein: if the third determination is positive, then the external file stored on the network server is downloaded and the downloaded external file stored on the local drive is updated, and if the third determination is negative, then the downloaded external file stored on the local drive is retained.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3 , further comprising: a third determination step of determining whether the downloaded external file is smaller than a predetermined file capacity, wherein: if the determination is positive, then the downloaded external file is stored on a local drive, and if the third determination is negative, then the downloaded external file is not stored on the local drive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein said storing step includes deleting an external file stored in the local drive if a file capacity of the downloaded external file is larger than a free space of the local drive.
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