A Method of Processing Annotations Using an Editable Multi-Dimensional Catalog
First Claim
1. A method for processing annotations on a computer system having a graphical user interface, the annotations being linked to a document, the method comprising:
- displaying in a workspace window on the graphical user interface the document and a first visual representation of the annotations, the annotations being defined by properties;
displaying in a markup window on the graphical user interface a catalog of the annotations including values of the properties of the annotations;
sorting the catalog according to a chosen one of the properties;
deriving a second visual representation of a first one of the annotations in response to an input modifying a value of a first one of the properties thereof in the catalog, a difference between the first visual representation and the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations being related to the first one of the properties; and
displaying in the workspace window the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations.
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Abstract
A method of processing annotations is provided in accordance with an aspect of the present invention. The method includes the step of displaying in a workspace a document and a first visual representation of the annotations, which are defined by properties. The method includes the step of displaying in a markup window a catalog of the annotations that include values of the properties of the annotations. The method includes the step of sorting the catalog according to a chosen one of the properties. The method includes deriving a second visual representation of a first one of the annotations in response to an input modifying the value of a first one of the properties thereof in the catalog. The difference between the first of visual representation and the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations may be related to the first one of the properties.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for processing annotations on a computer system having a graphical user interface, the annotations being linked to a document, the method comprising:
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displaying in a workspace window on the graphical user interface the document and a first visual representation of the annotations, the annotations being defined by properties;
displaying in a markup window on the graphical user interface a catalog of the annotations including values of the properties of the annotations;
sorting the catalog according to a chosen one of the properties;
deriving a second visual representation of a first one of the annotations in response to an input modifying a value of a first one of the properties thereof in the catalog, a difference between the first visual representation and the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations being related to the first one of the properties; and
displaying in the workspace window the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer, the medium tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform a method of processing annotations linked to a document, the method comprising:
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displaying in a workspace window on the graphical user interface the document and a first visual representation of the annotations, the annotations being defined by properties;
displaying in a markup window on the graphical user interface a catalog of the annotations including values of the properties of the annotations;
sorting the catalog according to a chosen one of the properties;
deriving a second visual representation of a first one of the annotations in response to an input modifying a value of a first one of the properties thereof in the catalog, a difference between the first visual representation and the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations being related to the first one of the properties; and
displaying in the workspace window the second visual representation of the first one of the annotations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. On a computer having a graphical user interface, a method for processing annotations associated with a document comprising:
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displaying in a workspace window a visual representation of the document and of each of the annotations as defined by properties thereof;
displaying in a markup window a table with a plurality of cells arranged in rows and in columns, the properties of the annotations being placed in the cells; and
altering the visual representation of a first annotation on the workspace window in response to an input modifying a first value contained in a first cell;
wherein the row associated with the first cell contains values of the properties that define the first annotation and the column associated with the first cell contains values of the properties correlated to the altered visual representation of the first annotation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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