Annotations for electronic content
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1. A computer-implemented method for annotating an object in an electronic document, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of the object in the electronic document;
receiving an annotation in association with the selected object;
maintaining the annotation in a list of annotations;
displaying the annotation;
receiving a selection of the annotation; and
in response to the selection of the annotation;
navigating to a location of the selected object in the electronic document;
displaying a window that includes a portion of the selected annotation; and
closing the window upon receiving a user input to a page of the electronic document outside of the window.
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Abstract
Embodiments are described for capturing, displaying, and navigating annotations in an electronic document. In some embodiments, a selection of an object in the electronic document is received, and an annotation associated with the selected object is received. The annotation is maintained in a list of annotations. The annotation can also be displayed. In some embodiments, a selection of the annotation is received and in response to the selection of the annotation being received, a user may be navigated to a location of the selected object in the electronic document.
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1. A computer-implemented method for annotating an object in an electronic document, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of the object in the electronic document; receiving an annotation in association with the selected object; maintaining the annotation in a list of annotations; displaying the annotation; receiving a selection of the annotation; and in response to the selection of the annotation; navigating to a location of the selected object in the electronic document; displaying a window that includes a portion of the selected annotation; and closing the window upon receiving a user input to a page of the electronic document outside of the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the system to perform operations comprising; receiving a first selection of a first object in an electronic document; receiving a first annotation in association with the first object; maintaining the first annotation in a list of annotations; receiving a second selection of a second object in the electronic document, the second object being different from the first object; receiving a second annotation in association with the second object; maintaining the second annotation in the list of annotations; receiving a third selection of the second annotation; and in response to the third selection of the second annotation; navigating to a location of the second object in the electronic document; displaying a window that includes at least a portion of the second annotation; and closing the window responsive to receiving a user selection of a portion of a display of a page of the electronic document outside of the window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more computer-readable storage media having instructions that, responsive to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first selection of a first text in an electronic book; receiving a first note in association with the first text; maintaining the first note in a list of annotations; receiving a second selection of a second text in the electronic book, the second text being different from the first text; receiving a second note in association with the second text; maintaining the second note in the list of annotations; receiving a third selection of the second note; and in response to the third selection of the second note; navigating to a location of the second text in the electronic book; displaying a user interface that includes a portion of the second note; and closing the user interface in response to receiving a user input outside of the user interface and to a page of the electronic book that includes the second text. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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