SELECTING PORTIONS OF COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS FOR POST-SELECTION PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A method for processing documents, the method comprising:
- highlighting a portion of a document displayed on a computer display,wherein said portion is highlighted when a cursor is in a predefined location of said display relative to the location of said portion of said document,wherein said portion is identified as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation prior to said cursor being in said predefined location of said display, andwherein said highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of said portion; and
recording a selection of said portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with said portion via a computer input device.
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Abstract
Processing documents by highlighting a portion of a document displayed on a computer display, where the portion is highlighted when a cursor is in a predefined location of the display relative to the location of the portion of the document, where the portion is identified as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation prior to the cursor being in the predefined location of the display, and where the highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of the portion, and recording a selection of the portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with the portion via a computer input device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for processing documents, the method comprising:
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highlighting a portion of a document displayed on a computer display, wherein said portion is highlighted when a cursor is in a predefined location of said display relative to the location of said portion of said document, wherein said portion is identified as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation prior to said cursor being in said predefined location of said display, and wherein said highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of said portion; and recording a selection of said portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with said portion via a computer input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:
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a candidate identifier configured to identify a portion of a document as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation when said portion meets a predefined candidate criterion; and a selection interface configured to display said document on a computer display, highlight said portion of said document displayed on said computer display when a cursor is in a predefined location of said display relative to the location of said portion of said document, and record a selection of said portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with said portion via a computer input device, wherein said portion is identified as said candidate for selection for said post-selection operation prior to said cursor being in said predefined location of said display, and wherein said highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of said portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for processing documents, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable program code embodied in said computer-readable storage medium, wherein said computer-readable program code is configured to highlight a portion of a document displayed on a computer display, wherein said portion is highlighted when a cursor is in a predefined location of said display relative to the location of said portion of said document, wherein said portion is identified as a candidate for selection for a post-selection operation prior to said cursor being in said predefined location of said display, and wherein said highlighting is done independent of any input received via a computer input device to indicate the extents of said portion, and record a selection of said portion when an input that is predefined to indicate a selection action is received in association with said portion via a computer input device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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