Platform for the interactive contextual augmentation of the web
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1. A method for augmenting a Document Object to display information from an external source relevant to the URLs linked from the Document, comprising:
- inserting a script into the document that when rendered by a compatible web browser causes the link objects within the Document Object to be augmented with extra information relevant to the linked URL, said information obtained from a different domain than the one on which the Document resides.
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Abstract
A method for increasing the usefulness of hypertext in a browser accessed web site by providing means to augment hyperlinks and other notable page content with additional metacontent and contextually appropriate tools by inserting a script into browser accessed document that when rendered by a web browser causes the link objects within a Document Object to be augmented with extra information relevant to the linked URL, said information obtained from a different domain than the one on which the document resides.
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1. A method for augmenting a Document Object to display information from an external source relevant to the URLs linked from the Document, comprising:
- inserting a script into the document that when rendered by a compatible web browser causes the link objects within the Document Object to be augmented with extra information relevant to the linked URL, said information obtained from a different domain than the one on which the Document resides.
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3. A method for augmenting hyperlinks within a hypertext document to display information (metacontent) relating to the target document of the hyperlink without requiring the reader to leave the context of the currently viewed document, by altering the Document Object Model (DOM) of the viewed document comprising displaying metacontent items in the context of content items within a source document by using scripts wherein the metacontent relates to hyperlinked content within a source document.
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4. A method for including said scripts within a hypertext document comprising:
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(a) inserting a LoadLine of a specific format into the document markup that executes immediately, and may set a time for the rest of the initialization to occur if appropriate;
(b) indicating the selection of individual content items by the user in events created within the Document Object Model, including hovering a mouse pointer over a link, or a setTimeOut timer attached to the onMouseMove events that will activate functions when the mouse has stopped moving for the TimeOut period, at which point it can be determined if the mouse is sitting on top an link, an inserted icon, or another activation point. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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