Computer based system, method, and computer program product for selectively displaying patent text and images
First Claim
1. A computer controlled display system including at least one central processing unit (CPU), said CPU coupled to a display for displaying a patent document and a patent image on said display, comprising:
- means for preparing for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file, and at least one patent image document comprised of at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file generated from at least one source text file, said patent text file including equivalency information detailing an at least partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image file and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising linking information indicative of a correspondence between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, said equivalency information also comprising one or more of (A)-(M);
(A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file,(B) item location information identifying locations in said patent image file of items referred to or contained in said source text file, said items including any combination of figures, drawing sheets, figure elements, equations, non-text tables, structures, diagrams, and text objects,(C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file,(D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file,(E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file,(F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text,(G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections,(H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file,(I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file,(J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file,(K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file,(L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and(M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file,said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and
a user interface generated by said CPU for display on said display, said user interface selectively displaying said patent text file and said patent image file on said display, such that at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed simultaneously or individually on said display.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for displaying a patent document and a patent image. The method operates by preparing for display a patent document comprised of at least one patent text file, and a patent image document comprised of at least one patent image file. The patent text file is generated from at least one source text file. The patent text file includes equivalency information detailing an equivalency relationship between the patent image file and the source text file. The equivalency information comprises linking information indicative of a correspondence between at least one portion of the source text file and at least one portion of the patent image file. The patent image file is at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent. Each of the image pages is an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of the patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to the patent. The source text file is at least one data file having stored therein text data representing textual data in the patent. A user interface is generated for display on the display. The user interface selectively displays the patent text file and the patent image file on the display, such that at least a portion of the patent text file is displayed in a first window and at least a portion of the patent image file is displayed in a second window and the windows may be selectively viewed simultaneously or individually on the display.
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126 Claims
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1. A computer controlled display system including at least one central processing unit (CPU), said CPU coupled to a display for displaying a patent document and a patent image on said display, comprising:
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means for preparing for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file, and at least one patent image document comprised of at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file generated from at least one source text file, said patent text file including equivalency information detailing an at least partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image file and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising linking information indicative of a correspondence between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, said equivalency information also comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) item location information identifying locations in said patent image file of items referred to or contained in said source text file, said items including any combination of figures, drawing sheets, figure elements, equations, non-text tables, structures, diagrams, and text objects, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and a user interface generated by said CPU for display on said display, said user interface selectively displaying said patent text file and said patent image file on said display, such that at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed simultaneously or individually on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer controlled display method for displaying a patent document and a patent image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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(1) preparing for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file, and at least one patent image document comprised of at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file generated from at least one source text file, said patent text file including equivalency information detailing an at least partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image file and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising linking information indicative of a correspondence between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, said equivalency information also comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) item location information identifying locations in said patent image file of items referred to or contained in said source text file, said items including any combination of figures, drawing sheets, figure elements, equations, non-text tables, structures, diagrams, and text objects, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and (2) generating a user interface for display on the display, said user interface selectively displaying said patent text file and said patent image file on said display, such that at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed simultaneously or individually on said display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed, enabling a computer to display a patent document and a patent image on a display, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to prepare for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file, and at least one patent image document comprised of at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file generated from at least one source text file, said patent text file including equivalency information detailing an at least partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image file and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising linking information indicative of a correspondence between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, said equivalency information also comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) item location information identifying locations in said patent image file of items referred to or contained in said source text file, said items including any combination of figures, drawing sheets, figure elements, equations, non-text tables, structures, diagrams, and text objects, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and means for enabling the computer to generate a user interface for display on said display, said user interface selectively displaying said patent text file and said patent image file on said display, such that at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed simultaneously or individually on said display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of displaying patent text and images, comprising the steps of:
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(1) preparing for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file and at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file obtained from at least one source text file, said at least one patent text file including equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) linking information effectively providing an association between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent or a document related to said patent, each of said one or more image pages being an electronic image of a portion of said patent or said document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein at least text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and (2) selectively displaying at least a portion of said at least one patent text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, such that said at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed individually or simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for displaying patent text and images, comprising:
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means for preparing for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file and at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file obtained from at least one source text file, said at least one patent text file including equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) linking information effectively providing an association between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent or a document related to said patent, each of said one or more image pages being an electronic image of a portion of said patent or said document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein at least text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and means for selectively displaying at least a portion of said at least one patent text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, such that said at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed individually or simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed, enabling a computer to display patent text and images, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to prepare for display at least one patent document comprised of at least one patent text file and at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file obtained from at least one source text file, said at least one patent text file including equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) linking information effectively providing an association between at least one portion of said at least one source text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, said at least one patent image file being at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with a patent or a document related to said patent, each of said one or more image pages being an electronic image of a portion of said patent or said document related to said patent, said at least one source text file being at least one data file having stored therein at least text data representing at least a portion of textual data in said patent; and means for enabling the computer to selectively display at least a portion of said at least one patent text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, such that said at least a portion of said at least one patent text file is displayed in a first window and said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file is displayed in a second window and said windows may be selectively viewed individually or simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of displaying patent text and images, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a first command from a user to display a patent; (2) displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said textual data being from at least one source text file corresponding to said patent, said one or more patent text files including equivalency information having one or more of (A)-(L); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in at least one patent image file associated with said patent, (B) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, (3) receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent; (4) referencing, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one source text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; (5) using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and (6) displaying at least a portion of image information retrieved in step (5). - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for displaying patent text and images, comprising:
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means for receiving a first command from a user to display a patent; means for displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said textual data being from at least one source text file corresponding to said patent, said one or more patent text files including equivalency information having one or more of (A)-(L); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in at least one patent image file associated with said patent, (B) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, means for receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent; means for referencing, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one source text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; means for using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for displaying at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77)
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78. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed, enabling a computer to display patent text and images, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to receive a first command from a user to display a patent; means for enabling the computer to display, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said textual data being from at least one source text file corresponding to said patent, said one or more patent text files including equivalency information having one or more of (A)-(L); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in at least one patent image file associated with said patent, (B) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in bibliographic page images of said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, means for enabling the computer to receive from a user a second command to display image data of said patent; means for enabling the computer to reference, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one source text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; means for enabling the computer to use said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for enabling the computer to display at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81)
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82. A method of displaying patent text and images, comprising the steps of
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(2) displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said one or more patent text files comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(L); (A) information reflecting an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters that are italicized in said at least one patent image file; (3) receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent; (4) referencing, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said one or more patent text files and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; (5) using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and (6) displaying at least a portion of image information retrieved in step (5). - View Dependent Claims (83, 84)
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85. A system for displaying patent text and images, comprising:
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means for displaying, in response to appropriate command, at least a portion of textual data in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said one or more patent text files comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(L); (A) information reflecting an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters that are italicized in said at least one patent image file; means for referencing, in response to appropriate command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said one or more patent text files and at least a portion of at least one patent image file; means for using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for displaying at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87)
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88. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed, enabling a computer to display patent text and images, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to display, in response to appropriate command, at least a portion of textual data in at least a portion of one or more patent text files associated with said patent, said one or more patent text files comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(L); (A) information reflecting an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (C) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (D) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (E) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (F) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (G) font information representing font styles of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (H) font size information representing font sizes of characters as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) superscript information indicating characters that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (J) subscript information indicating characters that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) bold attribute information indicating characters that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (L) italicized attribute information indicating characters that are italicized in said at least one patent image file; means for enabling the computer to reference, in response to appropriate command, linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said one or more patent text files and at least a portion of at least one patent image file; means for enabling the computer to use said referenced linking information to retrieve at least said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for enabling the computer to display at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90)
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91. A method of displaying patent text and images, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a first command from a user to display a patent; (2) displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of at least one patent document comprising at least text corresponding to said patent, said at least one patent document also comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one patent document and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one patent document to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, (3) receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent; (4) using linking information to access and retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and (5) displaying at least a portion of image information retrieved in step (4). - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A system for displaying patent text and images, comprising:
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means for displaying, in response to appropriate command, at least a portion of at least one patent document comprising at least text corresponding to said patent, said at least one patent document also comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one patent document and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one patent document to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, means for using linking information to access and retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for displaying at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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103. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed enabling a computer to display patent text and images, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to display, in response to appropriate command, at least a portion of at least one patent document comprising at least text corresponding to said patent, said at least one patent document also comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) formatting information representing an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data as represented in at least one patent image file corresponding to said patent, (B) linking information that effectively provides an association between at least a portion of said at least one patent document and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one patent document to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one patent document as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one patent document that are italicized in said at least one patent image file, means for enabling the computer to use linking information to access and retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image file; and means for enabling the computer to display at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of displaying patent text and images, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a first command from a user to display a patent; (2) displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text documents associated with said patent, and also displaying at least one icon representative of a link between at least one source text file and at least one patent image document, wherein said at least one source text file and said at least one patent image document are associated with said patent, wherein said at least one patent image document comprises at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with said patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, wherein said textual data is from said at least one source text file, wherein said one or more patent text documents comprises equivalency information detailing at least a partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image document and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image document, (B) item location information identifying locations in said at least one patent image document of items referred to or contained in said at least one source text file, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent inage document, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image document, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image document, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image document, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image document, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image document, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image document; (3) receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent, said second command having been issued by selecting said icon; (4) referencing, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information associated with said icon, wherein said linking information comprises a link to at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; (5) using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; and (6) displaying at least a portion of image information retrieved in step (5). - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112)
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113. A system of displaying patent text and images, comprising:
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means for receiving a first command from a user to display a patent; displaying means for displaying, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text documents associated with said patent, and also displaying at least one icon representative of a link between at least one source text file and at least one patent image document, wherein said at least one source text file and said at least one patent image document are associated with said patent, wherein said at least one patent image document comprises at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with said patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, wherein said textual data is from said at least one source text file, wherein said one or more patent text documents comprises equivalency information detailing at least a partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image document and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image document, (B) item location information identifying locations in said at least one patent image document of items referred to or contained in said at least one source text file, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image document, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image document, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image document, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image document, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image document, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image document; means for receiving from a user a second command to display image data of said patent, said second command having been issued by selecting said icon; means for referencing, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information associated with said icon, wherein said linking information comprises a link to at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; means for using said referenced linking information to retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; and means for displaying at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116)
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117. A computer program product comprising control logic recorded therein, said control logic, when executed, enabling a computer to display patent text and images, said control logic comprising:
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means for enabling the computer to receive a first command from a user to display a patent; displaying means for enabling the computer to display, in response to receipt of said first command, at least a portion of textual data contained in at least a portion of one or more patent text documents associated with said patent, and also displaying at least one icon representative of a link between at least one source text file and at least one patent image document, wherein said at least one source text file and said at least one patent image document are associated with said patent, wherein said at least one patent image document comprises at least one data file having stored therein one or more image pages associated with said patent, each of said image pages being an electronic image of at least a portion of a page of said patent or at least a portion of a page of a document related to said patent, wherein said textual data is from said at least one source text file, wherein said one or more patent text documents comprises equivalency information detailing at least a partial equivalency relationship between said at least one patent image document and said at least one source text file, said equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in said at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image document, (B) item location information identifying locations in said at least one patent image document of items referred to or contained in said at least one source text file, (C) formatting information representing at least an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data from said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image document, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image document, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image document, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image document, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image document, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image document, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image document; means for enabling the computer to receive from a user a second command to display image data of said patent, said second command having been issued by selecting said icon; means for enabling the computer to reference, in response to receipt of said second command, linking information associated with said icon, wherein said linking information comprises a link to at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; means for enabling the computer to use said referenced linking information to retrieve at least a portion of said at least one patent image document; and means for enabling the computer to display at least a portion of said retrieved image information. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120)
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121. A method of enabling a computer to display patent text and images, comprising the steps of:
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(1) enabling a computer to access at least one patent document comprising at least one patent text file and at least one patent image file, said at least one patent text file comprising equivalency information comprising one or more of (A)-(M); (A) special character information specifying at least one mapping of a group of characters in at least one source text file to at least one special character in said at least one patent image file, (B) linking information effectively providing an association between at least one portion of said at least one patent text file and at least one portion of said at least one patent image file, (C) information representative of an approximate arrangement of at least some bibliographic data in said at least one patent image file, (D) column information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in columns of said at least one patent image file, (E) line information representing at least an approximate arrangement of text in lines of said at least one patent image file, (F) column line number information representing approximate line numbers of lines of text, (G) section information representing at least approximate positions of patent sections, (H) font information representing font styles of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (I) font size information representing font sizes of characters of said at least one source text file as represented in said at least one patent image file, (J) superscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using superscripts in said at least one patent image file, (K) subscript information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are represented using subscripts in said at least one patent image file, (L) bold attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are bolded in said at least one patent image file, and (M) italicized attribute information indicating characters in said at least one source text file that are italicized in said at least one patent image file; and (2) enabling a computer to selectively display at least a portion of said at least one patent text file and at least a portion of said at least one patent image file, such that said at least a portion of said at least one patent text file and said at least a portion of said at least one patent image file may be selectively displayed individually or simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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