Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Electronic Reading by Identifying Relationships Between Sections of Electronic Text
First Claim
1. A method for using a computer system to provide additional material related to a concept within electronic text, comprising the steps of, in response to a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, said search request initiated by execution of computer-readable code packaged with said electronic text:
- a. searching an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and
b. providing an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text.
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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, in response to a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, said search request initiated by execution of computer-readable code packaged with said electronic text:
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a. searching an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and b. providing an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text. - 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, in response to a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, said search request initiated by execution of computer-readable code packaged with said electronic text:
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a. 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 b. provides computer code to effect display of an indicator of said additional material in the same presentation as said electronic text.
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34. A computer memory storage device that provides information about additional material related to a concept within electronic text comprising:
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means for, in response to a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of electronic text, said search request initiated by execution of computer-readable code packaged with said electronic text; a. searching an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and b. providing an indicator of said additional material for display in the same presentation as said electronic text.
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Current AssigneeRed River Innovations LLC
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Original AssigneePhilip R. Krause
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InventorsKrause, Philip R.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current707/765
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CPC Class CodesG06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboardsG06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panningG06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or ...G09B 17/04 for increasing the rate of ...Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessingY10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or opti...Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. sear...Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input pr...Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refini...Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching accessY10S 707/99943 Generating database or data...
