PERSONALIZED SEARCHABLE LIBRARY WITH HIGHLIGHTING CAPABILITIES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for electronically searching a personalized library of content, comprising:
- receiving, with a computing device, one or more search terms for searching an electronically searchable personalized library of content, wherein the personalized library of content includes a text searchable database and a page image database;
electronically searching the text searchable database to produce search results that match the one or more search terms;
receiving, with a computing device, a search result selection;
identifying a page image in the page image database that corresponds to the search result selection;
preparing a substitute image of the identified page image, wherein a portion of the content in the identified page image is suppressed in the substitute image; and
providing the substitute image for computer display, wherein the one or more search terms in the substitute image are highlighted when the substitute image is displayed.
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Abstract
A system and method for electronically searching a personalized library of content includes, in at least one embodiment, receiving one or more search terms and electronically searching a text searchable database to produce search results. After receiving a search result selection, a page image in a page image database corresponding to the search result selection is identified. A substitute image of the identified page image is prepared, wherein a portion of the content in the identified page image is suppressed in the substitute image. The substitute image is then provided for computer display, wherein the one or more search terms in the substitute image are highlighted when the substitute image is displayed. The substitute image appears substantially the same as the identified page image except for the portion that is suppressed. Information identifying the location of the search terms in the substitute image may be provided for highlighting.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for electronically searching a personalized library of content, comprising:
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receiving, with a computing device, one or more search terms for searching an electronically searchable personalized library of content, wherein the personalized library of content includes a text searchable database and a page image database; electronically searching the text searchable database to produce search results that match the one or more search terms; receiving, with a computing device, a search result selection; identifying a page image in the page image database that corresponds to the search result selection; preparing a substitute image of the identified page image, wherein a portion of the content in the identified page image is suppressed in the substitute image; and providing the substitute image for computer display, wherein the one or more search terms in the substitute image are highlighted when the substitute image is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for providing content from a personalized library of content, comprising:
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preparing a page image database comprised of images of pages of content; preparing a text searchable database comprised of text corresponding to the images of pages of content; receiving a selection of content from a general library to form a personalized library of content that can be electronically searched using the text searchable database; and identifying an image of a page of content in the page image database based on a search of the text searchable database; preparing a substitute image of the identified image, wherein the substitute image appears substantially the same as the identified image except for a portion of content of the identified image that is automatically suppressed in the substitute image in accordance with one or more access rules that limit the amount of content in the substitute image; and providing the substitute image for display, in which a portion of the content in the substitute image is highlighted based on the search of the text searchable database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system that provides electronic searching of a personalized library of content, comprising a computer in communication with an electronic database stored in a memory, wherein the electronic database is configured with a general library of content that is accessible to multiple users, the general library including a page image database containing images of pages of content, an access rights database containing access rules that define the scope of content to be displayed to a user, and a text searchable database containing text and identifying information indicating the page images in the page image database that contain the text, wherein the computer is configured with a search engine comprised of computer-implemented instructions that enable the computer to:
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receive one or more search terms from a user having a personalized library of content that comprises a subset of the content in the general library of content; search the text of the text searchable database in the user'"'"'s personalized library to identify pages of content in the page image database that match the one or more search terms; provide the results of the search to the user for a search result selection; prepare a substitute image of a page image in the page image database corresponding to the search result selection, wherein a portion of the content in the page image is suppressed in the substitute image; provide location information that identifies the location of the one or more search terms in the substitute image; and provide the substitute image for computer display with an electronic instruction causing the one or more search terms in the substitute image to be highlighted in accordance with the location information when the substitute image is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable memory medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, that, when executed, cause a computer to:
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receive one or more search terms for searching an electronically searchable personalized library of content, wherein the personalized library of content includes a text searchable database and a page image database; electronically search the text searchable database to produce search results that match the one or more search terms; receive a selection of a search result; prepare a substitute image of a page image in the page image database that corresponds to the search result selection, wherein a portion of the content in the page image is suppressed in the substitute image; and responsive to the search result selection, provide the substitute image for display, wherein the one or more search terms in the substitute image are highlighted when the substitute image is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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Specification