System, apparatus and method for using and managing digital information
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for using, identifying, interacting and managing digital information in a useful and convenient manner. When a digital representation of information is loaded, an index is constructed of unique terms in the information, which index includes the terms, a count of the occurrences of each term in the information and a reference to each location wherein the term occurs in the information. A user can select a term of interest from the index and a context box comprising a user-selected amount of information from before and/or after each occurrence of the selected term is displayed to the user to allow the user to more readily identify portions of the information which are of interest. The user can select one a context box of interest and the display of the information is repositioned to the location in the information which corresponds to the select box. A user can also create a knowledge base entry from each identified and/or selected portion of the information, which knowledge base can be searched in a variety of manners.
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23 Claims
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6. A method for creating a knowledge database, comprising:
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receiving a selected portion of digital information adjacent to a selected term in an electronic document, the electronic document including at least one of text, audio, video and graphic digital information; and creating a knowledge database entry including the received portion of digital information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product including a tangible computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform processes of:
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receiving a selected portion of digital information adjacent to a selected term in an electronic document, the electronic document including at least one of text, audio, video and graphic digital information; and creating a knowledge database entry including the received portion of digital information.
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11. A computer program product including a tangible computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform processes of:
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receiving input to select a term in an electronic document, the electronic document including at least one of text, audio, video and graphic digital information, the term being found within an index of terms in the electronic document, the index of terms in the electronic document including a count of an occurrence of each such term in the electronic document and a reference to a location in the electronic document of each such occurrence of each such term; constructing a context box for each such occurrence of the term, each context box comprising a selected amount of digital information proximate the term in the electronic document; displaying one or more of the context boxes; and receiving input to select one of the displayed context boxes, and displaying in a single display window distinct from the selected context box the selected digital information associated with the selected context box and a portion of the electronic document proximate the displayed selected digital information and excluded from the selected context box.
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12. A method for using and managing information represented in a digital form, comprising:
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selecting an electronic document, the electronic document including at least one of text, audio, video and graphic digital information; constructing an index of terms in the electronic document, the index including a count of the occurrence of each such term in the electronic document and a reference to a location in the electronic document of each such occurrence of each such term; displaying the index of terms; receiving input to select one of the displayed terms, constructing a context box for each occurrence of the selected term, each context box comprising a portion of digital information proximate the selected term in the electronic document, and displaying the context boxes; and receiving input to select one of the displayed context boxes, and in a single display window distinct from the selected context box displaying the digital information associated with the selected context box and a portion of the electronic document proximate the displayed digital information and excluded from the selected context box. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for using and managing information represented in a digital format, comprising:
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storage for at least one electronic document; input apparatus; output apparatus; a computer connected to said storage, input apparatus and output apparatus, said computer operable to; display the at least one electronic document on said output apparatus; construct an index of terms in the electronic document, the index comprising a count of the occurrence of each such term in the electronic document and a reference to a location in the electronic document of each such occurrence of each such term; display the terms on said output apparatus; receive input from said input apparatus representing a selection of one of the displayed terms; construct a respective context box for each such occurrence of the selected term, each context box including an amount of digital information proximate the selected term in the electronic document, the amount of digital information proximate the selected term being input by said input apparatus, and display the constructed context boxes on the output apparatus; receive input from the input apparatus representing a selection of one of the displayed context boxes and, in a single display window distinct from the selected context box, display the digital information associated with the selected context box and a portion of the electronic document proximate the displayed digital information and excluded from the selected context box; receive input from the input apparatus representing a selected portion of digital information adjacent the selected term; and create a knowledge database entry including the selected adjacent portion of digital information.
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