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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Dave L. Sullivan, Canoga Park, CA (US);
David E. Brookler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Paul N. Weinberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Philip A. Tinari, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Richard T. Endo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nathan F. Yospe, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dave L. Sullivan, Canoga Park, CA (US);
David E. Brookler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Paul N. Weinberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Philip A. Tinari, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Richard T. Endo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nathan F. Yospe, Los Angeles, CA (US);
SAP, Aktiengesellschaft, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
An interface for indicating the presence of inherited values in a document. The interface enables a user to rapidly determine if an audience specific document conforms to the expectations or requirements of an intended audience. The interface distinguishes between current, primary and secondary audience layer values through the use of color or any other mechanism that allows a user to quickly identify data that is missing and needs to be populated, changed or remain unchanged if the inherited data is suitable for the given audience. Using the interface, users can determine at a glance what information is inherited and what level of inheritance that information is from. Before generating an audience specific document targeted at a particular media type, an audience hierarchy may be created and utilized for entry and edit of data for a desired audience.