Selective text retrieval system
First Claim
1. A system for retrieving selected text, the system comprising:
- a multiple page text, the multiple page text including spatial symbology;
an optical scanning device for detecting the spatial symbology;
a processor in communication with the optical scanning device, the processor having a memory; and
a data source in communication with the processor, the data source containing a digital Version of the multiple page text for access by the processor in response to the spatial symbology, wherein the spatial symbology identifies a portion of the digital version of the multiple page text for storage in an electronic file in the memory for subsequent manipulation by a user.
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Abstract
A system and method for recording and retrieving information relevant to selected text of written materials is provided. A multiple page text having spatial symbology corresponding to the text is provided and the spatial symbology corresponding to selected text is scanned with an optical scanning device and transmitted to a processor. The processor has a memory and is in communication with the optical scanning device. The information retrieved may be a digital form of the selected text that may be further manipulated. In further embodiments, the processor is in communication with a local area network or a wide area network and information in data sources along the network may be retrieved. The processor may also be in communication with a computer monitor, a printing device, or any combination of the above. In still further embodiments, a microphone is in communication with the processor and oral annotations to the selected text are recorded through the microphone.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for retrieving selected text, the system comprising:
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a multiple page text, the multiple page text including spatial symbology;
an optical scanning device for detecting the spatial symbology;
a processor in communication with the optical scanning device, the processor having a memory; and
a data source in communication with the processor, the data source containing a digital Version of the multiple page text for access by the processor in response to the spatial symbology, wherein the spatial symbology identifies a portion of the digital version of the multiple page text for storage in an electronic file in the memory for subsequent manipulation by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for retrieving information related to selected text, the method comprising:
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providing a multiple page hardcopy text, the hardcopy text including spatial symbology;
scanning the spatial symbology corresponding to selected text with an optical scanning device;
providing the scanned image of the spatial symbology to a processor, the processor having a memory and being in communication with the optical scanning device;
identifying the spatial symbology in the processor;
locating a digital version of the multiple page text in a data source in communication with the processor in response to the spatial symbology; and
reading the selected text from the digital version of the multiple page text from the data source. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for recording selected passages from written materials, the system comprising:
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a hard copy version of a multiple page text, the text including a plurality of paragraphs and a plurality of graphic symbols;
spatial symbology corresponding to portions of the text;
an optical scanning device for reading the spatial symbology;
a data source having been loaded with an electronic version of the multiple page text independently of any operation of the optical scanning device; and
a processor in communication with the optical scanning device, the processor having a memory and the processor identifying portions of the multiple page text in the electronic version in response to the spatial symbology. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A note taking system comprising:
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a written text recorded along with spatial symbology on a hardcopy version;
a digital version of the written text;
an optical scanning device for detecting the spatial symbology;
a processor in communication with the optical scanning device and with the digital version of the written text;
a memory in communication with the processor; and
said note taking system arranged so that scanning spatial symbology associated with a selected portion of the written text identifies the selected text within the digital version so that the processor stores the selected portion in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for electronically taking notes comprising:
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reviewing a hardcopy human readable text including a plurality of paragraphs of text, the hardcopy including spatial symbology thereon;
providing access to a digital version of the human readable text;
scanning the spatial symbology corresponding to selected text with an optical scanning device;
providing the scanned image of the spatial symbology to a processor;
identifying the spatial symbology in the processor; and
electronically storing the selected text from the digital version of the human readable text to a file. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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