Method and apparatus for annotating a computer document incorporating sound
First Claim
1. A method for annotating a document window on a display device of a computer-based system, said computer-based system having a central processor, memory and said display device, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying an annotation window over a selected portion of said document window, said annotation window defined by a transparent window area bounded by a border, said annotation window enabling said selected portion of said document window to be visible through said annotation window;
displaying annotations within said annotation window, said annotations having a transparent background enabling said selected portion of said document window to be visible through said transparent background of said annotations;
closing said annotation window; and
in response to closing said annotation window, embedding an annotation object into a container document shown in said document window so that said annotations and said container document are visible simultaneously in said selected portion of said document window.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus pertaining to annotating a document window on a display device of a computer-based system. An annotation window is displayed over a selected portion of the document window where the annotation window is defined by a transparent window area bounded by a border. The annotation window enables the selected portion of the document window to be visible through the annotation window. Annotations are displayed within the annotation window where the annotations have a transparent background enabling the selected portion of the document windows to be visible through the transparent background of the annotations. When the annotation window is closed, the annotations are embedded into a contained document shown in the document window so that the annotations and the document are visible simultaneously in the selected portion of the document window.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for annotating a document window on a display device of a computer-based system, said computer-based system having a central processor, memory and said display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying an annotation window over a selected portion of said document window, said annotation window defined by a transparent window area bounded by a border, said annotation window enabling said selected portion of said document window to be visible through said annotation window; displaying annotations within said annotation window, said annotations having a transparent background enabling said selected portion of said document window to be visible through said transparent background of said annotations; closing said annotation window; and in response to closing said annotation window, embedding an annotation object into a container document shown in said document window so that said annotations and said container document are visible simultaneously in said selected portion of said document window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for annotating a document window on a display device of a computer-based system, said computer-based system having a central processor, memory and said display device, said system comprising:
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means for displaying an annotation window over a selected portion of said document window wherein the selected area of said display device is visible through said window; means for displaying annotations within said annotation window wherein said annotations has a transparent background enabling said selected portion of said document window to be visible through said transparent background of said annotations; means for closing said annotation window after displaying said annotations in said annotation window; and means for embedding an annotation object into a container document shown in said document window wherein said annotations and said container document are visible simultaneously in said selected portion of said document window. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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