CREATING AND DISPLAYING BODIES OF PARALLEL SEGMENTED TEXT

• US 20090132234A1
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bryan T. Weikel
• Original Assignee: Bryan T. Weikel
• Inventors: Weikel, Bryan T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,135,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/45 Example-based machine translation; Alignment

Abstract

Computer program products and arrangements of creating and displaying bodies of parallel segmented text are discussed. The bodies of parallel text may be divided into matching segments. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to display in separate areas one or more segments of text from each body of text. The embodiment may involve emphasizing one segment of text from each body. The emphasized segments may match. The text from one of the bodies may include two or more segments. The embodiment may include receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one body of text. The embodiment may involve presenting a second display of text in response to the command. The second display may include the different segment and matching segments in the other bodies of text. The different segment and the matching segments may be emphasized.

Claims

1. A method of displaying text, the method comprising:

presenting a first display of text from a plurality of bodies of parallel text, the bodies of parallel text divided into segments, the segments from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text matched to the segments of the other bodies of parallel text, the presenting the first display comprising;

displaying from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text one or more segments of text from the body in a separate area and emphasizing one segment of text from the one or more segments of text displayed in the separate area;

wherein;

the emphasized one segments of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

the displaying of text from one of the bodies of text comprises displaying a plurality of segments of text from the body of text;

receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text; and

presenting a second display of text from the plurality of bodies of parallel text in response to the receiving, the presenting the second display comprising;

removing the emphasis from the emphasized one segment from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text;

emphasizing another segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the emphasizing comprising emphasizing the different segment within the one of the bodies of text, wherein;

the emphasized another segment of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

displaying the emphasized other segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the displaying comprising displaying the different segment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising speaking the emphasized different segment within the one of the bodies of text.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a definition of a word from the first display of text from the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the displaying in response to a user hovering a mouse over the word.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a command to move to the segment following the emphasized one segment within the one of the bodies of text.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

presenting the first display of text and displaying the plurality of segments of text from the one body of text comprise displaying the emphasized one segment and the different segment from the one of the bodies of text;

presenting the first display of text and displaying one or more segments of text from a second of the bodies of parallel text comprise displaying a segment of text matching the emphasized one segment from the one body of text and displaying in part a second segment from the second of the bodies of parallel text, the second segment matching the different segment within the one of the bodies of text; and

presenting the second display of text comprises;

adjusting the display of text from the second of the bodies of parallel text by displaying in full the second segment from the second body of text; and

displaying the plurality of segments of text from the one body of text.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein emphasizing the different segment within the one of the bodies of text comprises emphasizing the different segment within the one of the bodies of text, wherein the emphasizing is selected from the group consisting of highlighting, crosshatching, using a mark to indicate the one segment, using a larger font size, using a different font, using a font with a different style, drawing a boundary around the one segment of text, drawing a blinking background around the one segment, or moving sparkles through the one segment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting a second display of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment and the displaying the different segment comprise:

maintaining a bookmark to the different segment; and

moving to the different segment in response to a user command to move to the bookmarked segment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the maintaining, the receiving, and the displaying of text from the one of the bodies of text comprise maintaining a bookmark to the emphasized one segment from the one of the bodies of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text, the different segment non-contiguous to the emphasized one segment, the different segment not included in the first display of text.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the maintaining and the receiving comprise maintaining a bookmark to the emphasized one segment from the one of the bodies of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text, the different segment contiguous to the emphasized one segment.

10. An apparatus to display text, the apparatus comprising:

a display;

memory;

means to present a first display of text from a plurality of bodies of parallel text, the bodies of parallel text divided into segments, the segments from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text matched to the segments of the other bodies of parallel text, the means to present comprising;

means to display from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text one or more segments of text from the body in a separate area and means to emphasize one segment of text from the one or more segments of text displayed in the separate area;

wherein;

the emphasized one segments of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

the means to display text from one of the bodies of text comprises means to display a plurality of segments of text from the body of text;

a user interface to receive from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text; and

means to present a second display of text from the plurality of bodies of parallel text in response to the receiving, the means to present the second display comprising;

means to remove the emphasis from the emphasized one segment from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text;

means to emphasize another segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the means to emphasize comprising means to emphasize the different segment within the one of the bodies of text, wherein;

the emphasized another segment of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

means to display the emphasized other segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the means to display comprising means to display the different segment.

11. A computer program product to display text, the computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

present a first display of text from a plurality of bodies of parallel text, the bodies of parallel text divided into segments, the segments from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text matched to the segments of the other bodies of parallel text, the presenting comprising;

displaying from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text one or more segments of text from the body a separate area and emphasizing one segment of text from the one or more segments of text displayed in the separate area;

wherein;

the emphasized one segments of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

the displaying of text from one of the bodies of text comprises displaying a plurality of segments of text from the body of text;

receive from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text; and

present a second display of text from the plurality of bodies of parallel text in response to the receiving, the presenting the second display of text comprising;

removing the emphasis from the emphasized one segment from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text;

emphasizing another segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the emphasizing comprising emphasizing the different segment within the one of the bodies of text, wherein;

the emphasized another segment of text from each of the plurality of bodies of parallel text match; and

displaying the emphasized other segment of text from each body of the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the displaying comprising displaying the different segment.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to speak the emphasized different segment within the one of the bodies of text.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to display a definition of a word from the first display of text from the plurality of bodies of parallel text, the displaying in response to a user hovering a mouse over the word.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to receive comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to receive a command to move to the segment following the emphasized one segment within the one of the bodies of text.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein:

the computer readable program which causes the computer to present the first display of text and display the plurality of segments of text from the one body of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to display the emphasized one segment and the different segment from the one of the bodies of text;

the computer readable program which causes the computer to present the first display of text and display one or more segments of text from a second of the bodies of parallel text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to display a segment of text matching the emphasized one segment from the one body of text and display in part a second segment from the second of the bodies of parallel text, the second segment matching the different segment within the one of the bodies of text; and

the computer readable program which causes the computer to present the second display of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to

adjust the display of text from the second of the bodies of parallel text by displaying in full the second segment from the second body of text; and

display the plurality of segments of text from the one body of text.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein:

the computer readable program which causes the computer to display a plurality of segments from the one body of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to display text published in another media, the published text divided into paragraphs; and

the computer readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to preserve the division into paragraphs in the other media in displaying the plurality of segments of text from the one body of text.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to emphasize the different segment within the one of the bodies of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to emphasize the different segment within the one of the bodies of text, wherein the emphasizing is selected from the group consisting of highlighting, crosshatching, using a mark to indicate the one segment, using a larger font size, using a different font, using a font with a different style, drawing a boundary around the one segment of text, drawing a blinking background around the one segment, or moving sparkles through the one segment.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to present a second display of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment and to display the different segment comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to:

maintain a bookmark to the different segment; and

move to the different segment in response to a user command to move to the bookmarked segment.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to maintain, to receive, and to display text from the one of the bodies of text comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to maintain a bookmark to the emphasized one segment from the one of the bodies of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text, the different segment non-contiguous to the emphasized one segment, the different segment not included in the first display of text.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program which causes the computer to maintain and to receive comprises a computer readable program which causes the computer to maintain a bookmark to the emphasized one segment from the one of the bodies of text in response to receiving from a user a command to emphasize a different segment within the one of the bodies of text, the different segment contiguous to the emphasized one segment.