Automatic adaptive document printing help system
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Abstract
An automatic printing assistant application for documents in electronic form is provided by virtue of the present invention. In certain embodiments, an elongated thumbnail image of all or part of an electronically stored document is displayed. A section of the document of interest to the reader is emphasized. Movement of the emphasized area in the elongated thumbnail image assists the user with the selection of sections or pages of the document for printing. The operation of the assistant is personalizable for a particular user by setting of a sensitivity level and selection of relevant topics of interest. Some embodiments of the assistant are also capable of improved performance over time by both automatic and manual feedback. The assistant is usable with many popular electronic document formats.
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41 Claims
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22. A method in a computer system for printing an electronically stored document, comprising:
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receiving a user input requesting the electronically stored document;
in response to the user input, determining a plurality of concepts of interest associated with the user;
analyzing the electronically stored document to identify locations corresponding to any of the plurality of concepts in the electronically stored document;
displaying visual indications of the identified locations; and
printing at least a portion of the electronically stored document comprising the identified locations. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36)
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32. A computer program product embedded in a computer readable medium for controlling printing of an electronically stored document, comprising:
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code for receiving a user input requesting the electronically stored document;
code for determining a plurality of concepts of interest associated with the user in response to the user input;
code for analyzing the electronically stored document to identify locations corresponding to any of the plurality of concepts in the electronically stored document;
code for displaying visual indications of the identified locations; and
code for printing at least a portion of the electronically stored document comprising the identified locations. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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