Web browser with annotation capability
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1. A computer readable storage medium containing a file suitable for processing by a web browser executing on a computer having a display, said file comprising:
- a. a first set of data causing the browser to render on the display a fixed representation of a document by implementing a document object model that has at least one method to manipulate HTML;
b. a second set of data which causes the web browser to make available to the user at least one annotation tool donating to the web browser an annotation functionality, said annotation tool permitting a user to annotate the fixed representation of the document by invocation of one or more methods of the document object model that manipulate HTML.
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Abstract
A data file suitable for processing by a web browser executing on a computer having a display. The file includes a first set of data causing the browser to render on the display a fixed representation of a document. The file also has a second set of data representative of DHTML code, the DHTML code donating to the web browser an annotation functionality permitting a user to annotate the fixed representation of the document.
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1. A computer readable storage medium containing a file suitable for processing by a web browser executing on a computer having a display, said file comprising:
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a. a first set of data causing the browser to render on the display a fixed representation of a document by implementing a document object model that has at least one method to manipulate HTML;
b. a second set of data which causes the web browser to make available to the user at least one annotation tool donating to the web browser an annotation functionality, said annotation tool permitting a user to annotate the fixed representation of the document by invocation of one or more methods of the document object model that manipulate HTML. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for annotating a document, comprising:
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a. processing a file by a web browser executing on a computer having a display, the web browser implementing an object model having at least one method for manipulating HTML, the file including;
i. a first set of data causing the browser to render on the display a fixed representation of a document;
ii. a second set of data donating to the web browser an annotation functionality permitting a user to annotate the fixed representation of the document by manipulating HTML through at least one method of the object model. b. using the annotation functionality to generate HTML annotation data through the method of the object model, the HTML annotation data constituting a layer to the fixed representation of the document;
c. appending the HTML annotation data to the file. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A signal transmission medium containing a data signal representing a file suitable for processing by a web browser executing on a computer having a display, said file comprising:
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a. a first set of data causing the browser to render on the display a fixed representation of a document by implementing a document object model that has at least one method to manipulate HTML;
b. a second set of data which causes the web browser to make available to the user at least one annotation tool donating to the web browser an annotation functionality, said annotation tool permitting a user to annotate the fixed representation of the document by invocation of one or more methods of the document object model that manipulate HTML.
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