Organizational viewing techniques
First Claim
1. A method for processing a computer-based material, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting the, by a processing device, computer-based material to a user on a screen;
determining, by the processing device, one or more portions of the computer-based material that are of interest to the a user based upon identification by the user of at least in part on a time the one or more portions of the computer-based material when the one or more portions of the computer-based material are located in a viewing focal area of the screen, wherein an extent the time or placement of the viewing focal area can be is configured to be variably set based on user preferences, or by selection by the user of the one or more portions of the computer-based material; and
automatically annotating, by the processing device, the computer-based material with indicia to permit rapid return by one or more hyperlinks to the one or more portions thereofof the computer-based material that are identified to be of interest to the user at a later time.
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Abstract
Annotation techniques are provided. In one aspect, a method for processing a computer-based material is provided. The method comprises the following steps. The computer-based material is presented. One or more portions of the computer-based material are determined to be of interest to a user. The one or more portions are annotated to permit return to the one or more portions at a later time. In another aspect, a user interface is provided. The user interface comprises a computer-based material; a viewing focal area encompassing a portion of the computer-based material; and one or more indicia associated with and annotating the portion of the computer-based material.
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74 Claims
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1. A method for processing a computer-based material, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting the, by a processing device, computer-based material to a user on a screen; determining, by the processing device, one or more portions of the computer-based material that are of interest to the a user based upon identification by the user of at least in part on a time the one or more portions of the computer-based material when the one or more portions of the computer-based material are located in a viewing focal area of the screen, wherein an extent the time or placement of the viewing focal area can be is configured to be variably set based on user preferences, or by selection by the user of the one or more portions of the computer-based material; and automatically annotating, by the processing device, the computer-based material with indicia to permit rapid return by one or more hyperlinks to the one or more portions thereofof the computer-based material that are identified to be of interest to the user at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer user interface provided on a screen readable medium having instructions stored thereon defining at least one program that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform actions comprising:
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providing a computer-based material; defining an extent or placement of a viewing focal area of thea screen encompassingconfigured to display a portion of the computer-based material, wherein anthe extent or placement of the viewing focal area can beis configured to be variably set based on user preferences; and one or more indicia associated with and annotatingautomatically annotating the portion of the computer-based material with indicia and including one or more hyperlinks permitting rapid return to the one or more portions of the computer-based material that are of interest to the user at a later time; wherein automatically annotating the portion of the computer-based material occurs in response to the portion of the computer-based material being displayed in the viewing focal area of the screen for a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for processing a computer-based material, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative configured to; present the computer-based material to a user on a screen; determine one or more portions of the computer-based material that are of interest to the a user based upon on an identification by the user of the one or more portions of the computer-based material when based on a time the one or more portions of the computer-based material are located displayed in a viewing focal area of the screen, wherein an extent the time the one or more portions of the computer-based material is displayed on the viewing focal area or placement of the viewing focal area can be within the screen is configured to be variably set based on user preferences, or by selection by the user of the one or more portions of the computer-based material; and automatically annotate the computer-based material with indicia to permit rapid return by one or more hyperlinks to the one or more portions thereofof the computer-based material that are identified to be of interest to the user at a later time.
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30. An article of manufacture for processing a computer-based material, comprising a machine readable, non-transitory medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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presenting the computer-based material to a user on a screen; determining one or more portions of the computer-based material that are of interest to the a user based upon identification by the user of at least in part on a time the one or more portions of the computer-based material when the one or more portions of the computer-based material are located in a viewing focal area of the screen, wherein an extent the time or placement of the viewing focal area can be within the screen is configured to be variably set based on user preferences, or by selection by the user of the one or more portions of the computer-based material; and automatically annotating, by the processing device, the computer-based material with indicia to permit rapid return by one or more hyperlinks to the one or more portions thereofof the computer-based material that are identified to be of interest to the user at a later time.
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31. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a processing device, a portion of data visible on a focal viewing area of a display based at least in part on a time parameter associated with the focal viewing area, wherein a location of the focal viewing area within the display or the time parameter associated with the focal viewing area are configured to be variably set; automatically annotating, by the processing device, the portion of the data with indicia based on the selection; and associating, by the processing device, a hyperlink to the indicia to permit rapid return to the portion of the data at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-readable memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a portion of data visible on a focal viewing portion of a display of at least a portion of a page based at least in part on a time parameter associated with the focal viewing portion, a location of the focal viewing portion within the display or the time parameter being configured to be variably set; automatically annotating the identified portion of the data with indicia; and associating a hyperlink to the indicia to permit rapid return to the identified portion of the data at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory device configured to store instructions associated with an application program; and a processing device that, in response to executing the instructions stored on the memory device, is configured to; identify a portion of data visible on a viewing focal area of a display by monitoring of a time parameter associated with the viewing focal area of the display; automatically annotate the identified portion of the data with indicia; and associate a hyperlink to the indicia to permit rapid return to the identified portion of the data at a later time; wherein a location of the viewing focal area on the display or the time parameter associated with the viewing focal area of the display is configured to be variably set. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying a portion of data visible on a focal viewing portion of a display of at least a portion of a page based at least in part on a time parameter associated with the focal viewing portion; means for automatically annotating the portion of the data with indicia; and means for associating a hyperlink to the indicia to permit rapid return to the portion of the data at a later time; wherein a location of the focal viewing portion within the display or the time parameter being configured to be variably set. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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