Message structure

Claim 1

A method of generating documents comprising the steps of: Presenting, to a user, on a computer screen, a document template with several blanks for information to be filled in by the user, the information to be filled in including resolvers and fill-ins; separating the resolvers and fill-ins from the template; transmitting, over a data network, a first set of transmitted information representative of the document template with resolvers and fill-ins missing; transmitting, over a data network, a second set of transmitted information representative of resolvers and fill-ins along with an indication of where in said document said resolvers and fill-ins should be placed; and generating the entire document at receiving computer from said first and second sets of transmitted information, including said template, said resolvers, said fill-ins and said indication of wherein said document said resolvers and said fill-ins should be placed.

Claim 2

A method of generating documents comprising the steps of: Presenting, to a user, on a computer screen, a document template with several blanks for information to be filled in by the user, the information to be filled in including resolvers and fill-ins; separating the resolvers and fill-ins from the template; transmitting, over a data network, a first set of transmitted information representative of the document template with resolvers and fill-ins missing; transmitting, over a data network, a second set of transmitted information representative of resolvers and fill-ins along with an indication of where in said document said resolvers and fill-ins should be placed; and generating the entire document at receiving computer from said first and second sets of transmitted information, including said template, said resolvers, said fill-ins and said indication of wherein said document said resolvers and said fill-ins should be placed.

Claim 5

A method of generating and transmitting a document comprising: displaying a document template on a computer, said document template having place markers for resolvers and fill ins; generating an information stream comprising first information representative of said document template, second information representative of said resolvers, third information representative of said fill ins, and fourth information representative of where in said document said fill ins and said resolvers should be placed; transmitting said first, second, third and fourth information separately over a network; and utilizing said second, third, and fourth information at a receiving computer in order to ensure that the sent document was correctly generated and transmitted, and regenerating said document at said receiving computer.

Claim 6

A method of generating and transmitting a document comprising: displaying a document template on a computer, said document template having place markers for resolvers and fill ins; generating an information stream comprising first information representative of said document template, second information representative of said resolvers, third information representative of said fill ins, and fourth information representative of where in said document said fill ins and said resolvers should be placed; transmitting said first, second, third and fourth information separately over a network; and utilizing said second, third, and fourth information at a receiving computer in order to ensure that the sent document was correctly generated and transmitted, and regenerating said document at said receiving computer.

Claim 7

A method of generating a document related to a transaction comprising the steps of: storing, at a receiving computer, a plurality of document templates for documents to be generated; transmitting, from a transmitting computer, a plurality of resolvers and fill-ins to be used to populate such document template; transmitting, with each resolver and fill-in, identifying information indicative of a document type and phrase type associated with each fill-in; and populating the stored document and template with the resolvers and at a remote computer fill-ins.

Claim 8

A method of generating a document related to a transaction comprising the steps of: storing, at a receiving computer, a plurality of document templates for documents to be generated; transmitting, from a transmitting computer, a plurality of resolvers and fill-ins to be used to populate such document template; transmitting, with each resolver and fill-in, identifying information indicative of a document type and phrase type associated with each fill-in; and populating the stored document and template with the resolvers and at a remote computer fill-ins.