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Merging annotations of paginated digital content

  • US 10,331,777 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2013
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • a display for presenting paginated digital content to a user; and

    a user interface operable on the device and including an annotation mode, the annotation mode configured tocreate a first sticky note in response to a tap gesture on the paginated digital content, wherein the first sticky note is represented in a first state by an edit box and a second state by a movable graphic, the edit box of the first state being displayed over the paginated digital content and further being configured to receive first user generated content, wherein a tap gesture performed outside the edit box on the paginated digital content causes the first sticky note to transition from the first state to the second state, wherein the first user generated content presented in the edit box of the first sticky note in the first state is not visible in the second state while the moveable graphic is displayed over the paginated digital content, andmerge the first sticky note having a first location in the paginated digital content with a second sticky note having a second location in the paginated digital content in response to at least dragging and dropping the first sticky note while displayed in its second state in which the first user generated content is not visible onto the second sticky note to create a merged sticky note, anddisplay a merged sticky note edit box in response to creating the merged sticky note, wherein the merged sticky note edit box is presented over the paginated digital content, wherein the second user generated content of the second sticky note and the first user generated content are visible within the merged sticky note edit box, and wherein the merged sticky note inherits color properties from at least one of the first sticky note and the second sticky note and inherits the location of the second sticky note, andsave the merged sticky note at the location of the second sticky note in response to one of a tap gesture performed outside the merged sticky note edit box on the paginated digital content and an input performed on a save button presented in the merged sticky note edit box;

    wherein in response to merging the first sticky note with the second sticky note, the first sticky note is no longer present at the first location within the paginated digital content.

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