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) identifying electronic text for display;
b) packaging with said text computer-readable code that when executed;
i. submits a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of said identified text, said search request leading to search of an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and
ii. provides for display in the same presentation as said identified electronic text an indicator of said identified additional material; and
c) in response to a request for said electronic text, providing said electronic text with said computer-readable code.
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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) identifying electronic text for display; b) packaging with said text computer-readable code that when executed; i. submits a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of said identified text, said search request leading to search of an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and ii. provides for display in the same presentation as said identified electronic text an indicator of said identified additional material; and c) in response to a request for said electronic text, providing said electronic text with said computer-readable code. - 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)
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26. 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) identifies electronic text for display; b) packages with said text computer-readable code that when executed; i. submits a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of said identified text, said search request leading to search of an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and ii. provides for display in the same presentation as said identified electronic text an indicator of said identified additional material; and c) in response to a request for said electronic text, provides said electronic text with said computer-readable code.
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27. A computer system that provides information about additional material related to a concept within electronic text, comprising:
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a) means for identifying electronic text for display; b) means for packaging with said text computer-readable code that when executed; i. submits a search request for additional information related to a concept represented within at least one text section of said identified text, said search request leading to search of an index, said search of an index identifying additional material related to said concept; and ii. provides for display in the same presentation as said identified electronic text an indicator of said identified additional material; and c) means for, in response to a request for said electronic text, providing said electronic text with said computer-readable code.
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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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US Class Current707/780
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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...
