TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE READING OF A DOCUMENT
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a document using a browser, the method comprising:
- accessing the document;
searching the document to identify text patterns in the document which are relevant to a plurality of concepts;
marking locations of the text patterns in the document; and
displaying the document using the browser such that the text patterns in the document which are relevant to the plurality of concepts are annotated.
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Abstract
An automatic reading assistance application for documents available in electronic form. Embodiments of the present invention help a reader to quickly find and assimilate information contained in a document. According to an embodiment, the present invention annotates portions of a document which are relevant to user-specified concepts. According to another embodiment, the present invention builds and displays a thumbnail image which displays the contents of the document in a continuous manner. In a specific embodiment, the annotations and the thumbnail image may be displayed using an Internet Explorer browser
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a document using a browser, the method comprising:
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accessing the document;
searching the document to identify text patterns in the document which are relevant to a plurality of concepts;
marking locations of the text patterns in the document; and
displaying the document using the browser such that the text patterns in the document which are relevant to the plurality of concepts are annotated.
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