METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION RELATING TO ACTIVE REGIONS OF A PAGE OF PHYSICAL DOCUMENT
First Claim
1. A method for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document so that a user can access corresponding information via a workstation, said method comprising:
- recording in an active regions table within the workstation, an identification of the page of the physical document, said page having been identified to the workstation by a first user after the first user positioned a transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate over the page, said tablet or plate being coupled to the workstation;
receiving, by the workstation from the tablet or plate, a plurality of active regions traced on the page by the first user;
receiving, by the workstation from the first user, an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions and at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
recording information in the active regions table, wherein the information comprises an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions, geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region of the plurality of active regions, and the at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
after said recording information, receiving by the workstation identifying coordinates of only one point on the tablet or page that was pointed to by a second user while the only one point was aligned over a single point on the page, wherein at least one active region of the plurality of active regions comprises the single point;
identifying, by the workstation through use of the received identifying coordinates and the information recorded in the active regions table, the at least one active region comprising the single point; and
displaying on a computer screen of the workstation, the at least one hyperlink associated with each active region of the identified at least one active region.
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Abstract
A method and system for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document. A transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate is coupled to a workstation and positioned over the page. Active regions traced on the page by a first user are received from the tablet or plate by a workstation and recorded in an active regions table within the workstation. Information recorded in the active regions table include: identification of the active regions and associated hyperlinks received by the workstation from the first user; and geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region. The workstation receives from a second user coordinates pertaining to a point within at least one active region, from which and from information in the active regions table, the workstation identifies the at least one active region and displays its associated hyperlinks on a computer screen of the workstation.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document so that a user can access corresponding information via a workstation, said method comprising:
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recording in an active regions table within the workstation, an identification of the page of the physical document, said page having been identified to the workstation by a first user after the first user positioned a transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate over the page, said tablet or plate being coupled to the workstation;
receiving, by the workstation from the tablet or plate, a plurality of active regions traced on the page by the first user;
receiving, by the workstation from the first user, an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions and at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
recording information in the active regions table, wherein the information comprises an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions, geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region of the plurality of active regions, and the at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
after said recording information, receiving by the workstation identifying coordinates of only one point on the tablet or page that was pointed to by a second user while the only one point was aligned over a single point on the page, wherein at least one active region of the plurality of active regions comprises the single point;
identifying, by the workstation through use of the received identifying coordinates and the information recorded in the active regions table, the at least one active region comprising the single point; and
displaying on a computer screen of the workstation, the at least one hyperlink associated with each active region of the identified at least one active region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions embodied therein, said computer readable program instructions configured to be executed by a processor of a workstation to implement a method for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document so that a user can access corresponding information via the workstation, said method comprising:
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recording in an active regions table within the workstation, an identification of the page of the physical document, said page having been identified to the workstation by a first user after the first user positioned a transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate over the page, said tablet or plate being coupled to the workstation;
receiving, by the workstation from the tablet or plate, a plurality of active regions traced on the page by the first user;
receiving, by the workstation from the first user, an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions and at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
recording information in the active regions table, wherein the information comprises an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions, geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region of the plurality of active regions, and the at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
after said recording information, receiving by the workstation identifying coordinates of only one point on the tablet or page that was pointed to by a second user while the only one point was aligned over a single point on the page, wherein at least one active region of the plurality of active regions comprises the single point;
identifying, by the workstation through use of the received identifying coordinates and the information recorded in the active regions table, the at least one active region comprising the single point; and
displaying on a computer screen of the workstation, the at least one hyperlink associated with each active region of the identified at least one active region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising a workstation that includes a computer readable storage medium containing program instructions configured to be executed by a processor of the workstation to implement a method for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document so that a user can access corresponding information via the workstation, said method comprising:
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recording in an active regions table within the workstation, an identification of the page of the physical document, said page having been identified to the workstation by a first user after the first user positioned a transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate over the page, said tablet or plate being coupled to the workstation;
receiving, by the workstation from the tablet or plate, a plurality of active regions traced on the page by the first user;
receiving, by the workstation from the first user, an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions and at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
recording information in the active regions table, wherein the information comprises an identification of each active region of the plurality of active regions, geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region of the plurality of active regions, and the at least one hyperlink associated each active region of the plurality of active regions;
after said recording information, receiving by the workstation identifying coordinates of only one point on the tablet or page that was pointed to by a second user while the only one point was aligned over a single point on the page, wherein at least one active region of the plurality of active regions comprises the single point;
identifying, by the workstation through use of the received identifying coordinates and the information recorded in the active regions table, the at least one active region comprising the single point; and
displaying on a computer screen of the workstation, the at least one hyperlink associated with each active region of the identified at least one active region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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