Methods and systems for transitioning between thumbnails and documents based upon thumbnail appearance
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1. A method of displaying a document associated with a thumbnail generated based on an original document, comprising:
- displaying the thumbnail;
receiving a request to display a document associated with the thumbnail;
displaying a first version of the document, at least a portion of the first version being more similar in appearance to a corresponding portion of the thumbnail than a corresponding portion of the original document.
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Abstract
A thumbnail of an original document has at least one appearance characteristic that is different from a corresponding appearance characteristic in an original document. When retrieving a document associated with the thumbnail, a document version is displayed that is more similar in appearance to the thumbnail than the original document. If desired, one or more further versions of the document, closer to or identical to the first version, may be subsequently displayed.
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1. A method of displaying a document associated with a thumbnail generated based on an original document, comprising:
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displaying the thumbnail;
receiving a request to display a document associated with the thumbnail;
displaying a first version of the document, at least a portion of the first version being more similar in appearance to a corresponding portion of the thumbnail than a corresponding portion of the original document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for displaying a document associated with a thumbnail image created based on an original document, comprising:
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a display device; and
a controller that;
displays the thumbnail image via the display device;
receives a request to display a document associated with the thumbnail image;
displays a first version of the document via the display device, at least a portion of the first version being more similar in appearance to a corresponding portion of the thumbnail than a corresponding portion of the original document. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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