Method and apparatus for displaying and viewing information
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1. A method for viewing electronic information comprising the steps of:
- displaying in a first window a physical page from an electronic document containing information from a predefined page format, wherein the electronic document comprises representations of at least one physical page, and a visual reference emphasizing information on the at least one physical page, extracting the information emphasized by the visual reference on the at least one physical page, presenting the extracted information in a second window and presenting a navigation tool in a third window.
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying and viewing electronic information using a computerized interface is disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for viewing electronic information comprising the steps of:
- displaying in a first window a physical page from an electronic document containing information from a predefined page format, wherein the electronic document comprises representations of at least one physical page, and a visual reference emphasizing information on the at least one physical page, extracting the information emphasized by the visual reference on the at least one physical page, presenting the extracted information in a second window and presenting a navigation tool in a third window.
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11. A computer system for viewing electronic information, the electronic information comprising textual and graphic data of electronic books and documents, the system comprising:
- an information manager for manipulating graphic images of physical pages and annotations bounding electronic information from the physical pages, an enhanced interactive window for displaying the electronic information, and a navigation tool for manipulating the electronic information in a third window.
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20. A computer system for viewing electronic information, the system comprising:
- a visual display for displaying an enhanced interactive window and a navigation window based upon electronic information in a page description format;
a storage medium for storing and retrieving information related to the electronic information in the page description format;
a computer processor coupled to the visual display and to the storage medium for accessing and processing information stored in the storage medium to provide a display of the enhanced interactive window and the navigation window;
an input means coupled to the computer processor for entering information related to the electronic information in the page description format;
a software portion for creating a plurality of relationships between the enhanced interactive window, the navigation window, and the electronic information in the page description format; and
a software portion for providing a graphical user interface for navigation and display.
- a visual display for displaying an enhanced interactive window and a navigation window based upon electronic information in a page description format;
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