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  • US 6,240,410 B1
  • Filed: 05/28/1999
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for displaying point of view abstracts in a document browsing system, said method comprising the steps of:

  • storing information to classify a plurality of documents into categories including classifying a single document in a plurality of categories;

    displaying representations of said categories to permit a user of said document browsing system to browse and locate documents classified in a corresponding category;

    storing a plurality of point of view abstracts for at least one document, wherein a point of view abstract comprises a synopsis of a document with a slant toward subject matter identified through one of said categories for which said document was classified; and

    displaying a point of view abstract for a document to provide a synopsis of the document with a slant toward said subject matter.

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