SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AND DESELECTING INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
First Claim
1. A method of selecting and deselecting information within an electronic document, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) accepting input via an input interface;
b) selecting the information in the electronic document when the information is actively selected in a first direction of movement; and
c) deselecting the information in the electronic document when the information is actively selected in a second direction of movement.
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Abstract
A system and method processes selected regions in an electronic text to edit the selected region on a continuous basis, without destroying the original highlighting and forcing the user to re-bracket the entire section. The user can extend, retract, and separate selected regions. These selected regions can then be universally processed with any function available to the processor, including highlighting, printing, copying, deleting, or spell checking. The invention economizes on keystrokes and cursor actions, since the whole region of text desired to be highlighted does not have to be rebuilt every time a change is made. The invention also enables a user to select text by moving a cursor from left to right and top to bottom, and to deselect text by moving a cursor from right to left and bottom to top.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of selecting and deselecting information within an electronic document, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) accepting input via an input interface;
b) selecting the information in the electronic document when the information is actively selected in a first direction of movement; and
c) deselecting the information in the electronic document when the information is actively selected in a second direction of movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for selecting information within an electronic document, the system comprising:
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an input interface to receive input for designating a begin active select delimiter and an end active select delimiter in the electronic document; and
a processor unit, connected to the input interface, the processor unit selecting the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is before the end active select delimiter and deselecting the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is after the end active select delimiter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for selecting and deselecting information within an electronic document, the computer readable program code in the computer useable medium comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing a computer to accept input for designating a begin active select delimiter and an end active select delimiter; and
computer readable program code for causing a computer select the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is before the end active select delimiter and deselecting the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is after the end active select delimiter.
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18. A system for selecting information within an electronic document, the system comprising:
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input means for accepting input to designate a begin active select delimiter and an end active select delimiter; and
processor means, connected to the input means, for selecting the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is before the end active select delimiter and deselecting the active select region when the begin active select delimiter is after the end active select delimiter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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