MULTIPLE GRAPHICAL ANNOTATIONS OF DOCUMENTS USING OVERLAYS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of sharing document annotations, the method comprising:
- displaying a document on a first graphical user interface;
displaying a document overlay window over the document, wherein the document is visible through the overlay window,receiving annotations from a first user via a user-input device; and
displaying the annotations in the overlay window;
storing annotation information, said annotation information including the annotations and positioning information for the overlay window relative to the document;
allowing access to the document and the annotation information to a second user, anddisplaying the document and the overlay window with said annotations on a second graphical user interface, whereby the second user is able to see the annotations overlaying the document when the overlay window is displayed on the second graphical user interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sharing document annotations. A document is displayed on a graphical user interface and first annotation information for the document is created by a first user, the annotation information including first annotations and positioning information for positioning a first overlay window relative to the document. The first overlay window with the first annotations is displayed over the document wherein the document is visible through the first overlay window. The annotation information is sharable with other users, whereby a different user is able to display the overlay with annotations made by the first user over the document on a different system, and the annotations do not modify the underlying document.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of sharing document annotations, the method comprising:
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displaying a document on a first graphical user interface; displaying a document overlay window over the document, wherein the document is visible through the overlay window, receiving annotations from a first user via a user-input device; and displaying the annotations in the overlay window; storing annotation information, said annotation information including the annotations and positioning information for the overlay window relative to the document; allowing access to the document and the annotation information to a second user, and displaying the document and the overlay window with said annotations on a second graphical user interface, whereby the second user is able to see the annotations overlaying the document when the overlay window is displayed on the second graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of sharing document annotations, the method comprising:
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displaying a document on a graphical user interface; receiving first annotation information for the document created by a first user, said annotation information including first annotations and positioning information for positioning a first overlay window relative to the document; and displaying the first overlay window with the first annotations over the document wherein the document is visible through the first overlay window. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A tangible computer-readable medium that stores code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processor(s) to:
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display a document on a graphical user interface; receive first annotation information for the document created by a first user, said annotation information including first annotations and positioning information for positioning a first overlay window relative to the document; and display the first overlay window with the first annotations over the document wherein the document is visible through the first overlay window.
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23. A tangible computer-readable medium that stores code for enabling sharing of document annotations, wherein the code includes instructions that when executed by one or more processor cause the processor(s) to:
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display a document on a first graphical user interface; display a document overlay window over the document, wherein the document is visible through the overlay window, receive annotations from a first user via a user-input device; and display the annotations in the overlay window; store annotation information, said annotation information including the annotations and positioning information for the overlay window relative to the document; allow access to the document and the annotation information to a second user, and display the document and the overlay window with said annotations on a second graphical user interface, whereby the second user is able to see the annotations overlaying the document when the overlay window is displayed on the second graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A document sharing system, comprising:
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a display device for displaying a graphical user interface; and a processor configured to; display a document on the graphical user interface; receive first annotation information for the document created by a first user, said annotation information including first annotations and positioning information for positioning a first overlay window relative to the document; and display the first overlay window with the first annotations over the document wherein the document is visible through the first overlay window.
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26. A document sharing system, comprising:
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a first computer system having a display device for displaying a first graphical user interface, and a first processor configured to; display a document on the graphical user interface; display a document overlay window over the document, wherein the document is visible through the overlay window, receive annotations from a first user via a user-input device; display the annotations in the overlay window; store annotation information, said annotation information including the annotations and positioning information for the overlay window relative to the document; and allow access to the document and the annotation information to a second user, and a second computer system, communicably coupled with the first computer system over a network, the second computer system having a display device for displaying a second graphical user interface, and a second processor configured to; display the document and the overlay window with said annotations on the second graphical user interface, whereby the second user is able to see the annotations overlaying the document when the overlay window is displayed on the second graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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