Method and apparatus for enhancing electronic reading by identifying relationships between sections of electronic text
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1. A method for using a computer system to provide additional material related to a concept within electronic text, comprising the steps of:
- a) establishing a format for an automated search request;
b) accepting an automated search request in said format for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, wherein;
i. said search request is initiated by execution of computer-executable code packaged with said electronic text; and
ii. said computer-executable code is formatted and designed to be executed in real-time without user action when said accompanying electronic text is displayed;
c) in response to said automated search requestsearching an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and
d) providing an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text, wherein said indicator comprises display material not directly derived from said electronic text;
wherein said index contains a plurality of terms by which it may be searched;
at least one term in said index is associated with at least one reference to a text section; and
at least one term in said index is associated with a plurality of references, at least two of said plurality of references indicating different text sections.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and article of manufacture of the present invention detects the presence of references to the same concept in separate sections of text, and, with no input required from the reader, presents the reader with information concerning the detected references to the concept. The information provided may comprise information related to the location of the reference to the concept in other sections of text, and the reader also is provided the ability to move from one reference to a concept directly to another reference to the same concept.
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1. A method for using a computer system to provide additional material related to a concept within electronic text, comprising the steps of:
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a) establishing a format for an automated search request; b) accepting an automated search request in said format for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, wherein; i. said search request is initiated by execution of computer-executable code packaged with said electronic text; and ii. said computer-executable code is formatted and designed to be executed in real-time without user action when said accompanying electronic text is displayed; c) in response to said automated search request searching an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and d) providing an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text, wherein said indicator comprises display material not directly derived from said electronic text; wherein said index contains a plurality of terms by which it may be searched;
at least one term in said index is associated with at least one reference to a text section; and
at least one term in said index is associated with a plurality of references, at least two of said plurality of references indicating different text sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer system that provides information about additional material related to a concept within electronic text, comprising at least one computer and one computer-implemented program that:
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a) establishes a format for an automated search request; b) accepts an automated search request in said format for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, wherein; i. said search request is initiated by execution of computer-executable code packaged with said electronic text; and ii. said computer-executable code is formatted and designed to be executed in real-time without user action when said accompanying electronic text is displayed; c) in response to said automated search request searches an index for a term related to said concept, said index linking terms and information about additional material related to concepts represented by terms contained in said index; and d) provides computer code to effect display of an indicator of said additional material in the same presentation as said electronic text, wherein said indicator comprises display material not directly derived from said electronic text;
wherein said index contains a plurality of terms by which it may be searched;
at least one term in said index is associated with at least one reference to a text section; and
at least one term in said index is associated with a plurality of references, at least two of said plurality of references indicating different text sections.
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34. A computer readable medium containing computer instructions to provide additional material related to a concept within electronic text, that when executed by a computer system:
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a) establishes a format for an automated search request; b) accepts an automated search request in said format for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, wherein; i. said search request is initiated by execution of computer-executable code packaged with said electronic text; and ii. said computer-executable code is formatted and designed to be executed in real-time without user action when accompanying text is displayed; c) in response to said automated search request searches an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and d) provides computer code to effect display of an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text, wherein said indicator comprises display material not directly derived from said electronic text;
wherein said index contains a plurality of terms by which it may be searched;
at least one term in said index is associated with at least one reference to a text section; and
at least one term in said index is associated with a plurality of references, at least two of said plurality of references indicating different text sections.
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