Conversion of a Collection of Data to a Structured, Printable and Navigable Format

摘要

A system (100) for converting a collection of data to a structured, printable and navigable document includes: an analyzer (106) and a layout unit (112). The analyser is coupled to receive a data collection source such as to web page associated with a wiki and other user parameters (104), and generates a representation of content associated with the data collection source. The output of the analyzer is coupled to an input of the layout unit to provide the representation of content. The layout unit is also coupled to receive a style sheet or other user preferences. The linearizer of the layout unit retrieves the necessary content using the representation of content. The retrieved content is then formatted by the layout selector of the layout unit to generate a paginated document (114) and metadata (116). This output can then be printed on any conventional printer or manipulated and interacted with using applications or a web browser.