摘要 |
A method of obtaining from a content provider server, at an output server, content and identifying data in a data structure that facilitates providing output to a remote output device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from the content provider server, a metadata file comprising the identifying data, receiving, from the content provider server, a layout file describing position of files of the content data in output to be provided by the remote output device, and, receiving, from the content provider server, content data files referenced by the layout file. In one embodiment, the metadata file comprises a generalized markup language file, such as an XML file and the layout file comprises a markup language file, such as an HTML file. The metadata file comprises identifying data for a content provider and identifying data for the content data and identifying data for a user of the content.
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