System and process for delivering and rendering scalable web pages

1. A system, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for delivering and rendering scalable Web pages said system comprising:

a browser;

a script, which is associated with an interpretation code; and

a document object model;

wherein said script, when executed, creates a data structure that describes an entire web document created by a page author;

wherein said data structure comprises:

a root object;

wherein said root object comprises an array of slides and each said slide is an object representing a single slide in a presentation; and

wherein each said slide comprises a plurality of content entities and each said content entity has a variety of properties;

wherein said content entities comprise:

a text entity;

an outline entity; and

an image entity; wherein each said content entity comprises:

a plurality of attributes which collectively define the rectangle occupied by each said content entity;

an attribute to store each said content entity;

an attribute to indicate the name of each said content entity; and

an attribute to indicate the z-ordering of the layer entities in said slide; and

wherein said interpretation code interprets, said data structure in a fashion that allows said data structure to manipulate said document object model for the purpose of rendering said entire web document to said browser.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said browser may be any kind of Web browser that supports a scripting language with a means of modifying the contents of the displayed Web pages.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data structure can be optimized to include only the essential information of said entire web document.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data structure and said interpretation code may be contained in a single file.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data structure may be separated out from said interpretation code.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said root object further comprises:

an array of strings that contains the titles of each said slide in said presentation.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said root object further comprises:

a first attribute, which is an index of the current slide in said presentation; a second attribute, which Is true for sample presentations;

a third attribute, which is true for style presentations;

a fourth attribute, which is true for template presentations;

a fifth attribute, which indicates the database ID of said presentation;

a sixth attribute, which indicates the total number of slides in said presentation; and

a seventh attribute, which indicates the type to which said object belongs.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each said slide further comprises:

a first attribute, which indicates the type of effect to use when showing said slide;

a second attribute, which indicates the name of the layout that said presentation is based on;

a third attribute, which is a set of user supplied notes for said slide;

a fourth attribute, which indicates the title of said slide; and

a fifth attribute, which indicates the type to which said slide belongs.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said first attribute comprises:

a first value, which is a set of slide elements to slide in from the right;

a second value, which is a set of slide elements to slide in from the left;

a third value, which is a set of slide elements to slide in from the bottom;

a fourth value, which is a set of slide elements to indicate slide in from the top;

a fifth value, which is a set of slide elements to flash briefly; and

a sixth value, which is a set of slide elements that reveals progressively on each mouse crick.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said text entity further comprises:

an attribute to define font point size;

an attribute to define font style;

an attribute to define font family;

an attribute to define font weight;

an attribute to define text color;

an attribute to define background color;

an attribute to define horizontal alignment;

an attribute to define vertical alignment; and

an attribute to define URL to navigate.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said outline entity inherits all the attributes of said text entity and further comprises:

an attribute to define the type of bullet;

an attribute to define the value specifying how said bullet should look like; and

an attribute to define an array of sub-outlines.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein said image entity further comprises:

an attribute to define horizontal alignment;

an attribute to define background color;

an attribute to define the scaling mode to use when displaying said image;

an attribute to define URL of the image to display;

an attribute to define URL to navigate; and

an attribute to define vertical alignment.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein said attribute to define the scaling mode to use when displaying said image comprises:

a fit value, with which said image is scaled to fit exactly within the bounds of said slide;

a width value, with which said image is scaled, retaining the aspect ratio, so that the width of said image fits exactly in the bounds of said slide;

a height value, with which said image is scaled, retaining the aspect ratio, so that the height of said image fits exactly in the bounds of said slide; and

a tile value, with which said image is tiled at said image's native size to exactly fill the image bounds.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein said image entity comprises a background element, and wherein said background element always keeps its bounds corresponding to the bounds of said slide.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein said background element always maintains its z-index at zero.

16. A computer-implemented method for delivering and rendering scalable Web pages said method comprises the steps of:

creating, by executing a script, a data structure that describes an entire web document;

interpreting, by an interpretation code, said data structure in a fashion that allows said data structure to manipulate a document object model for the purpose of rendering said entire web document to a browser;

wherein said data structure comprises:

a root object;

wherein said root object comprises an array of slides and each said slide is an object representing a single slide in a presentation; and

wherein each said slide comprises a plurality of content entities and each said content entity has a variety of properties;

wherein said content entities comprise:

a text entity:

an outline entity; and

an image entity: wherein each said content entity comprises:

a plurality of attributes which collectively define the rectangle occupied by each said content entity;

an attribute to store each said content entity;

an attribute to indicate the name of each said content entity; and

an attribute to indicate the z-ordering of the layer entities in said slide;

wherein said entire web document is automatically updated to reflect changes to said browser whenever said browser is resized.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said data structure can be optimized to include only the essential information of said entire web document.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein said data structure and said interpretation code may be contained in a single file.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein said data structure may be separated out from said interpretation code.