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Method, memory, and apparatus for effectively locating an object within a compound document
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-26
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2016-08-26
Abstract
Abstract A method, memory, and apparatus locate a portion (e.g., page) in a compound document. The method directs a computer, having at least a display device, to locate the specific page in the compound document. Specifically, the method creates an outline for each portion of the compound document, displays a display container (e.g., mini window) in a first position on the display (e.g., at a certain position on the scroll bar), wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion (e.g., page) of the compound document, in response to invoking a command by user controls (e.g., holding down second mouse button), scrolls the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, and wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion (e.g., page) of the compound document, and displays the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Inventors
- 👤 Hatim Yousef Amro
- 👤 John Paul Dodson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0485; G06F3/04855; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls to locate at least one portion of a compound document, comprising the steps of: creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, and wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls to locate at least one portion of a compound document, comprising the steps of: creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, and wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of creating an outline for each portion of the compound document comprises the following steps: scanning each line of each portion of the compound document for indicators designating a beginning and end of text and object sections; storing screen coordinates for each indicator into a database table; defining a box around each text and object section; storing screen coordinates for each corner of each box in the database table; and storing a unique symbol for text and each type of object into the database table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein the step of displaying the outline comprises the step of: (a) connecting the corners of each box; and (b) displaying the unique symbol in each box corresponding to the type of object or text represented by the box.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein each portion corresponds to one page of the compound document.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls, to locate at least one portion of a compound document, comprising: means for creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; means for displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, means for scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and means for displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls, to locate at least one portion of a compound document, comprising: means for creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; means for displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, means for scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and means for displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising: means for scanning each line of each portion of the compound document for indicators designating a beginning and end of text and object sections; means for storing screen coordinates for each indicator into a database table; means for defining a box around each text and object section; means for storing screen coordinates for each corner of each box in the database table; and means for storing a unique symbol for text and each type of object into the database table.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising: means for connecting the corners of each box; and means for displaying the unique symbol in each box corresponding to the type of object or text represented by the box.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein each portion corresponds to one page of the compound document.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
160 words
An article of manufacture, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls to locate at least one portion of a compound document, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; computer readable program code means for displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, computer readable program code product means scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, and wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and computer readable program code means for displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
160 words
An article of manufacture, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, display, and user controls to locate at least one portion of a compound document, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for creating an outline for each portion of the compound document; computer readable program code means for displaying a display container in a first position on the display, wherein the first position corresponds to a first portion of the compound document; in response to invoking a command by user controls, computer readable program code product means scrolling the display container from the first position to at least a second position on the display, and wherein the second position corresponds to a second portion of the compound document; and computer readable program code means for displaying the outline of the second portion of the compound document in the display container.
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