Selective sending of portions of electronic content
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1. A software application for enabling a user to operate on an electronic document, wherein:
- the application enables the user in a foreground process to select a portion of information content of the document;
the application prepares in a background process a new electronic document based on the selected portion;
the application enables the user in a foreground process to specify a processing of the new document; and
the application processes the new document in a background process as specified by the user.
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Abstract
A user of a handheld communication device selects in a foreground process portions of an electronic document. In a background process a new document is prepared that comprises the selected portions. The user selects the address for forwarding the new document, and the new document gets sent in a background process.
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1. A software application for enabling a user to operate on an electronic document, wherein:
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the application enables the user in a foreground process to select a portion of information content of the document;
the application prepares in a background process a new electronic document based on the selected portion;
the application enables the user in a foreground process to specify a processing of the new document; and
the application processes the new document in a background process as specified by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing device comprising a software application for enabling a user to operate on an electronic document, wherein:
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the application enables the user in a foreground process to select a portion of information content of the document;
the application prepares in a background process a new electronic document based on the selected portion;
the application enables the user in a foreground process to specify a processing of the new document; and
the application processes the new document in a background process as specified by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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