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First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an instruction to display a section of a referencing document on a screen, the section having at least one referencing link referencing a different section, wherein the different section comprises at least one of a different section of the referencing document and a different section of a referenced document;
displaying the section of the referencing document on the screen;
receiving a selection of a referencing link of the at least one referencing link;
responsive to receiving the selection,displaying, at least partially at a same time of the displaying of the section of the referencing document, the different section referenced by the referencing link on the screen;
displaying a visual indicator that associates the referencing link with the different section; and
responsive to determining that the section of the referencing document includes multiple reference links of the at least one reference link to different section, displaying other visual indicators that associate the multiple referencing links with the different section.
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Abstract
An instruction is received to display a section of a referencing document on a screen. The section has at least one referencing link referencing a different section. The section of the referencing document is displayed on the screen. A selection of a referencing link is received. The different section referenced by the referencing link is displayed on the screen, at least partially at a same time of the displaying of the section of the referencing document. A visual indicator that associates the referencing link with the different section is displayed. Also in response to receiving the selection and in response to determining that the section of the referencing document includes multiple reference links of the at least one reference link to different section, other visual indicators that associate the multiple referencing links with the different section are displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an instruction to display a section of a referencing document on a screen, the section having at least one referencing link referencing a different section, wherein the different section comprises at least one of a different section of the referencing document and a different section of a referenced document; displaying the section of the referencing document on the screen; receiving a selection of a referencing link of the at least one referencing link; responsive to receiving the selection, displaying, at least partially at a same time of the displaying of the section of the referencing document, the different section referenced by the referencing link on the screen; displaying a visual indicator that associates the referencing link with the different section; and responsive to determining that the section of the referencing document includes multiple reference links of the at least one reference link to different section, displaying other visual indicators that associate the multiple referencing links with the different section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for document referencing, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising a computer usable program code configured to; receive an instruction to display a section of a referencing document on a screen, the section having at least one referencing link referencing a different section, wherein the different section comprises at least one of a different section of the referencing document and a different section of a referenced document; display the section of the referencing document on the screen; receive a selection of a referencing link of the at least one referencing link; responsive to receipt of the selection, display, at least partially at a same time of the display of the section of the referencing document, the different section referenced by the referencing link on the screen; display a visual indicator that associates the referencing link with the different section; and responsive to a determination that the section of the referencing document includes multiple reference links of the at least one reference link to different section, display other visual indicators that associate the multiple referencing links with the different section. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a screen; a processor communicatively coupled to the screen; a reference module executable on the processor, the reference module configured to, receive an instruction to display a section of a referencing document on the screen, the section having at least one referencing link referencing a different section, wherein the different section comprises at least one of a different section of the referencing document and a different section of a referenced document; display the section of the referencing document on the screen; receive a selection of a referencing link of the at least one referencing link; responsive to receipt of the selection, display, at least partially at a same time of the displaying of the section of the referencing document, the different section referenced by the referencing link on the screen; display a visual indicator that associates the referencing link with the different section; and responsive to a determination that the section of the referencing document includes multiple reference links of the at least one reference link to different section, display other visual indicators that associate the multiple referencing links with the different section. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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