Methods and systems for selecting objects by grouping annotations on the objects
First Claim
1. A method for copying annotated documents from one location to another location in an electronic medium or between electronic media, the method comprising:
- displaying a document to a user, the document including objects, the objects including text objects and graphic objects;
receiving, from the user, at least one annotation on the document, the annotation being a visible object created by user interaction;
automatically grouping at least some of the at least one annotation with the an object of the document to obtain a grouped annotation, the object of the document being an underlying object of the annotation; and
receiving from the user a selection of either the at least one annotation, or the underlying object of the annotation, or the grouped annotation;
modifying the underlying object responsive to a type of the at least one annotation to obtain a modified selection; and
copying the modified selection to at least one of a different part of the electronic media and another media,wherein the modifying includes replacing portions of the underlying object in the grouped annotation with ellipses.
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Abstract
The technique for selecting at least a part of object on an electronic media includes, providing annotations on the object, grouping the annotation on the object, and selecting one or both of the object and the annotations based on the grouping of the annotations on the object. The techniques also provide the system that selects a part of object on a media, that includes an annotation grouping circuit that provides annotations on the object and groups the annotations on the object, and an object selection circuit that selects at least one of the object and the annotations based on the grouping of the annotation on the object.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for copying annotated documents from one location to another location in an electronic medium or between electronic media, the method comprising:
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displaying a document to a user, the document including objects, the objects including text objects and graphic objects; receiving, from the user, at least one annotation on the document, the annotation being a visible object created by user interaction; automatically grouping at least some of the at least one annotation with the an object of the document to obtain a grouped annotation, the object of the document being an underlying object of the annotation; and receiving from the user a selection of either the at least one annotation, or the underlying object of the annotation, or the grouped annotation; modifying the underlying object responsive to a type of the at least one annotation to obtain a modified selection; and copying the modified selection to at least one of a different part of the electronic media and another media, wherein the modifying includes replacing portions of the underlying object in the grouped annotation with ellipses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for copying annotated documents from one location to another location in an electronic medium or between electronic media, the system comprising:
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a display unit for displaying a document to a user, the document including objects, the objects including text objects and graphic objects; an input unit for receiving, from the user, at least one annotation on the document, the annotation being a visible object created by user interaction; a grouping unit for automatically grouping at least some of the at least one annotation with the an object of the document to obtain a grouped annotation, the object of the document being an underlying object of the annotation; wherein the input unit is further operable for receiving from the user a selection of either the at least one annotation, or the underlying object of the annotation, or the grouped annotation; a modifying unit for modifying the underlying object responsive to a type of the at least one annotation to obtain a modified selection; and a copying unit for copying the modified selection to at least one of a different part of the electronic media and another media, wherein the modifying unit is further operable for replacing portions of the underlying object in the grouped annotation with ellipses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium, comprising:
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computer readable program code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code usable to program a computer to program a method for copying annotated documents from one location to another location in an electronic medium or between electronic media, comprising; displaying a document to a user, the document including objects, the objects including text objects and graphic objects; receiving, from the user, at least one annotation on the document, the annotation being a visible object created by user interaction; automatically grouping at least some of the at least one annotation with the an object of the document to obtain a grouped annotation, the object of the document being an underlying object of the annotation; and receiving from the user a selection of either the at least one annotation, or the underlying object of the annotation, or the grouped annotation; modifying the underlying object responsive to a type of the at least one annotation to obtain a modified selection; and copying the modified selection to at least one of a different part of the electronic media and another media, wherein the modifying includes replacing portions of the underlying object in the grouped annotation with ellipses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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