Document browser, document browsing method, and recording medium in which a program is recorded for executing document browsing method on computer
First Claim
1. A document browser that merges and displays additional information with document data, including text data and/or image data, that can be displayed on a display device, comprising:
- an additional information receiving means for receiving input of the additional information;
a browsing means for merging and displaying on the display device the document data with the additional information;
a positional information obtaining means for obtaining the positional information of the additional information in the document data;
a properties information obtaining means for obtaining properties information of the additional information;
an additional information storage means for storing the additional information with the positional information and the properties information;
an additional information searching means for searching the additional information stored in the additional information storage means based on the properties information of the additional information; and
a search results display means for displaying on the display device the search results found by the additional information searching means.
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Abstract
A document browser is disclosed that makes it possible to receive additional information such as a handwritten mark, and to merge and display this with document data, and makes it possible to search and re-view document data based on the additional information. The document browser includes: an additional information receiving means for receiving input of additional information; a browsing means for merging and displaying on a display device document data with the additional information; a positional information obtaining means for obtaining information of a position of the additional information in the document data; a properties information obtaining means for obtaining properties information of the additional information; an additional information storage means for storing the additional information with the positional information and the properties information; an additional information searching means for searching the additional information stored in the additional information storage means based on the properties information of the additional information; and a search results display means for displaying on the display device the search results found by the additional information searching means.
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7 Claims
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1. A document browser that merges and displays additional information with document data, including text data and/or image data, that can be displayed on a display device, comprising:
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an additional information receiving means for receiving input of the additional information;
a browsing means for merging and displaying on the display device the document data with the additional information;
a positional information obtaining means for obtaining the positional information of the additional information in the document data;
a properties information obtaining means for obtaining properties information of the additional information;
an additional information storage means for storing the additional information with the positional information and the properties information;
an additional information searching means for searching the additional information stored in the additional information storage means based on the properties information of the additional information; and
a search results display means for displaying on the display device the search results found by the additional information searching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A document browsing method in which additional information is merged and displayed with document data, including text data and/or image data, that can be displayed on a display device, comprising:
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a step of displaying the document data on a display device;
a step of receiving an input of additional information with respect to the document data displayed on the display device;
a step of merging and displaying on the display device the document data with the additional information;
a step of obtaining the positional information of the additional information in the document data;
a step of obtaining properties information of the additional information;
a step of storing the additional information with the positional information and the properties information;
a step of searching the additional information stored in the additional information storage means based on the properties information of the additional information; and
a step of displaying on the display device the search results found by the additional information searching means.
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7. A recording medium in which a program is recorded for executing a document browsing method on a computer, the document browsing method merging and displaying additional information with document data, including text data and/or image data, that can be displayed on a display device, and comprising:
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a step of displaying the document data on a display device;
a step of receiving the additional information input to the document data displayed on the display device;
a step of merging and displaying on the display device the document data with the additional information;
a step of obtaining the positional information of the additional information in the document data;
a step of obtaining properties information of the additional information;
a step of storing the additional information with the positional information and the properties information;
a step of searching the additional information stored in the additional information storage means based on the properties information of the additional information; and
a step of displaying on the display device the search results found by the additional information searching means.
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