Method and apparatus for simultaneous highlighting of a physical version of a document and an electronic version of a document
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1. A method comprising:
- annotating a portion of a paper document by highlighting;
performing recognition on text in the highlighted portion of the paper document;
accessing an electronic version of the paper document from a memory based on recognition results matching information in the electronic version; and
storing an indication of at least one highlighted mark with the electronic version of the paper document.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for simultaneous highlighting of a paper document is described. The device includes a highlighter. A scanner is used and configured to capture at least one highlighted mark place on a paper document. The scanner is coupled to a memory for storing electronic versions of documents. An electronic document is accessed when a portion of the electronic document matches a portion of the paper document.
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1. A method comprising:
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annotating a portion of a paper document by highlighting;
performing recognition on text in the highlighted portion of the paper document;
accessing an electronic version of the paper document from a memory based on recognition results matching information in the electronic version; and
storing an indication of at least one highlighted mark with the electronic version of the paper document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
identifying the electronic version of the paper document by matching at least one scanned image with an image in the electronic version of the document.
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3. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation comprises one of a group that includes at least a printed annotation, a written annotation, a colored marking, a sound, a highlighted mark and an image.
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4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
mapping the at least one highlighted mark onto the electronic version of the document.
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5. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining by a word shape analysis module at least one characteristic of a character in the annotation.
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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording audio concurrently with the annotation.
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7. A system for preserving at least one highlighted mark on a paper document comprising:
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a highlighter;
a scanner configured to capture at least one of a plurality of characters, an image, and at least one highlighted mark placed on a paper document by the highlighter; and
a memory coupled to the scanner and the processor for storing an electronic version of the document with the highlighted mark, the memory permitting access to the electronic version of the paper document using a scanner to identify at least a portion of the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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means for annotating at least a portion of a paper document;
means for performing recognition on text in the highlighted portion of the paper document;
means for accessing an electronic version of the paper document from a memory based on recognition results matching information in the electronic version; and
means for storing an indication of at least one highlighted mark with the electronic version of the paper document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture having one or more recordable media having a plurality of executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
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annotate a portion of a paper document by highlighting;
perform recognition on text in the highlighted portion of the paper document;
access an electronic version of the paper document from a memory based on recognition results matching information in the electronic version; and
store an indication of at least one highlighted mark with the electronic version of the paper document. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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