Method and system for incorporating a value in a document
First Claim
1. A method for representing quantitative data about a document, comprising:
- obtaining quantitative data values associated with components of a document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the document;
altering a respective attribute of at least two different components of the document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values; and
displaying, after the altering step, the document.
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Abstract
A method and a system for the visualization and/or vocalization, including for example, the incorporation by audio, of quantitative information about a document (e.g., a Web page) that may also reflect spatial pattern information. The present invention may operate with Web pages and other electronic documents over an information network such as the Internet. Alternative embodiments of the present invention may not need to operate with documents over an information network. According to the example embodiment, a target document (e.g., a Web page) is retrieved and a copy or snapshot may be made. Quantitative data is also obtained for the target document reflecting the quantitative metric to be visualized and/or vocalized. A scale for the quantitative data may be generated and used to assign data visualization and/or vocalization values. The copy or snapshot of the target document may then be altered to reflect the data visualization and/or vocalization of the quantitative metric according to the example embodiment of the present invention. For example, the data visualization and/or vocalization may include the use of color and/or brightness to reflect a quantitative metric such as the click through rate for hyperlinks on a Web page. Additional software may be used according to the example embodiment of the present invention and may include two Java programs: one Java program for making a copy or snapshot of the target document, and a second Java program for the data visualization and/or vocalization. In alternative embodiments of the present invention, a copy or snapshot of the target document is not used.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for representing quantitative data about a document, comprising:
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obtaining quantitative data values associated with components of a document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the document;
altering a respective attribute of at least two different components of the document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values; and
displaying, after the altering step, the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for representing quantitative data about a document, comprising:
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obtaining quantitative data values associated with components of a first document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the first document;
altering a respective attribute of at least two different components of a second document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values, each of the at least two different components corresponding to a respective one of the components of the first document; and
displaying, after the altering step, the second document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for representing a quantitative value about a document, comprising:
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obtaining a quantitative value associated with a hyperlink in a first document, the quantitative value representing a measurement of user interaction with the hyperlink;
selecting at least one of a color and a brightness as a function of the quantitative value;
associating the at least one color and brightness with a component of a second document as a function of the quantitative value, the component of the second document corresponding to the hyperlink; and
displaying, after the associating step, the second document. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for representing quantitative data about a document, comprising:
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a program memory;
a storage device;
a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to;
(i) obtaining, from the storage device, quantitative data values associated with components of a document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the document;
(ii) altering, in the program memory, a respective attribute of at least two different components of the document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values; and
(iii) displaying, after the altering step, the document. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A system for representing quantitative data about a document, comprising:
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a program memory;
a storage device;
a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to;
(i) obtaining, from the storage device, quantitative data values associated with components of a first document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the first document;
(ii) altering, in the program memory, a respective attribute of at least two different components of a second document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values, each of the at least two different components corresponding to one of the components of the first document; and
(iii) displaying, after the altering step, the second document. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A system for displaying a quantitative value about a document, comprising:
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a program memory;
a storage device;
a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to;
(i) obtaining, from the storage device, a quantitative value associated with a hyperlink in a first document, the quantitative value representing a measurement of user interaction with the hyperlink;
(ii) selecting at least one of a color and a brightness as a function of the quantitative value;
(iii) associating, in the program memory, the at least one color and brightness with a component of a second document as a function of the quantitative value, the component of the second document corresponding to the hyperlink; and
(iv) displaying, after the associating step, the second document. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. A medium storing instruction adapted to be executed by a processor to perform the steps of:
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obtaining quantitative data values associated with components of a document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the document;
altering a respective attribute of at least two different components of the document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values; and
displaying, after the altering step, the document.
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47. A medium storing instruction adapted to be executed by a processor to perform the steps of:
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obtaining quantitative data values associated with components of a first document, the quantitative data values representing quantitative data for user interaction with the components of the first document;
altering a respective attribute of at least two different components of a second document, each respective attribute being altered as a function of a different respective one of the quantitative data values, each of the at least two different components corresponding to one of the components of the first document; and
displaying, after the altering step, the second document. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A medium storing instruction adapted to be executed by a processor to perform the steps of:
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obtaining a quantitative value associated with a hyperlink in a first document, the quantitative value representing a measurement of user interaction with the hyperlink;
selecting at least one of a color and a brightness as a function of the quantitative value;
associating the at least one color and brightness with a component of a second document as a function of the quantitative value, the component of the second document corresponding to the hyperlink; and
displaying, after the altering step, the second document.
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