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Method and apparatus for proofreading in a computer system

  • US 5,576,955 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer implemented method of proofreading a scanned document in a computer system comprising the steps of:

  • generating a list of errors representing a plurality of errors detected in said scanned document;

    displaying simultaneously in separate display windows on said computer system said scanned document, said list of errors, and a proofreading screen containing proofreading functions;

    designating a first predetermined error in said list of errors within a first display window as a current error;

    locating and displaying said current error in said scanned document displayed in a second display window;

    optionally designating a second predetermined error in said list of errors within said first display window, said first and second predetermined errors establishing a group of errors when more than one entry in said list of errors within said first display window is designated;

    performing a proofreading function on said computer system on said current error when a proofreading function is selected for said first predetermined error; and

    performing a proofreading function on said computer system on said group of errors when said proofreading function is selected for said group of errors.

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