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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Matthew B. Kane, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Philip Levy, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jeff Young, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew B. Kane, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Philip Levy, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jeff Young, San Jose, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for accessing elements of structured source data. Sample data that is capable of being represented as a hierarchy of elements is received. A graphical representation of the hierarchy of elements is presented. User input is received selecting one or more elements in the graphical representation of the hierarchy of elements. A template structure is defined based on the selected elements. Source data is accessed according to the template structure.