Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Functionality of a Highlighting Service

• US 20080046845A1
• Filed: 06/21/2007
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rohit Chandra
• Original Assignee: Rohit Chandra
• Inventors: Chandra, Rohit
• Application Number:
  US11/766,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20080046845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/856
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Abstract

A method and system for providing a user with various controls and configuration settings for a highlighting service are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, when a highlighting service is invoked, a highlighter tool panel, or toolbar, is displayed. The tool panel includes a variety of user interface objects, which enable a user to manipulate the control and configuration of the highlighting service.

Claims