SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR OBJECTS IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for providing additional information for objects in a document, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting an active object in a document, the active object being activatable upon selection;
on activation of the active object, presenting a balloon having any combination of a selector and an operator, the selector and the operator being selectable, the operator being associated with an operation;
when the balloon has a selector, on selection of the selector, presenting a second balloon having any combination of an additional selector and operator; and
when the balloon has an operator, on selection of the operator, performing the operation associated with the operator with respect to the active object in the document.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing additional information for objects in electronic documents. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method for providing additional information for objects in a document including the steps of presenting an active object in a document, the active object being activatable upon selection; on activation of the active object, presenting a balloon having any combination of a selector and an operator, the selector and the operator being selectable, the operator being associated with an operation; when the balloon has a selector, on selection of the selector, presenting a second balloon having any combination of an additional selector and operator; and when the balloon has an operator, on selection of the operator, performing the operation associated with the operator with respect to the active object in the document. In one particular embodiment, the document is a web page.
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1. A method for providing additional information for objects in a document, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting an active object in a document, the active object being activatable upon selection; on activation of the active object, presenting a balloon having any combination of a selector and an operator, the selector and the operator being selectable, the operator being associated with an operation; when the balloon has a selector, on selection of the selector, presenting a second balloon having any combination of an additional selector and operator; and when the balloon has an operator, on selection of the operator, performing the operation associated with the operator with respect to the active object in the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program embodied in a computer-readable medium and executable by a computer processor for providing additional information for objects in a document, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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presenting an active object in a document, the active object being activatable upon selection; on activation of the active object, presenting a balloon having any combination of a selector and an operator, the selector and the operator being selectable, the operator being associated with an operation; when the balloon has a selector, on selection of the selector, presenting a second balloon having any combination of an additional selector and operator; and when the balloon has an operator, on selection of the operator, performing the operation associated with the operator with respect to the active object in the document. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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