Magnifying a thumbnail image of a document
First Claim
1. A method for viewing an image of a document, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a thumbnail image of a portion of the contents of a document stored in a document management application;
converting the document management application from a normal operating mode to a magnifying mode; and
magnifying the thumbnail image to reveal the portion of the contents of the document.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing documents in a software application and for viewing an image of a document are disclosed herein. A method for viewing an image comprises a step of creating reduced-size images, hereinafter referred to as thumbnail images, of documents displayed in a document window. For text documents, the thumbnail images are miniature views of the first page of the text documents. When the thumbnail images have been created, the method further comprises a step of converting the software application from a normal operating mode to a magnifying mode. During the magnifying mode, one of the thumbnail images may be selected and magnified to reveal the contents of the document. The selected thumbnail image may be magnified without opening the document.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for viewing an image of a document, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a thumbnail image of a portion of the contents of a document stored in a document management application;
converting the document management application from a normal operating mode to a magnifying mode; and
magnifying the thumbnail image to reveal the portion of the contents of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program, stored on a computer-readable medium, for viewing an image of a document stored in a computer system, the computer program comprising:
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logic configured to create a thumbnail image of a portion of the contents of a document;
logic configured to initiate a magnifying mode; and
logic configured to magnify the thumbnail image to reveal the portion of the contents of the document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A document manager stored on a computer-readable medium, the document manager comprising:
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logic configured to access documents stored in a computer system;
logic configured to display accessible documents in a document window;
logic configured to create thumbnail images such that each thumbnail image is a view of a portion of the contents of a respective accessible document;
logic configured to initiate a magnifying mode; and
logic configured to magnify one of the thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for managing documents stored in memory, the system comprising:
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means for accessing a number of related documents;
means for displaying the related documents in a document window;
means for creating thumbnail images, each thumbnail image being a view of a portion of the contents of a respective related document; and
means for magnifying one of the thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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