US5950216A
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Method and system for marking and subsequently retrieving a collection of objects within a multipage compound document utilizing selectable page numbered dialog boxes
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-12
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Granted: 1999-09-07
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Expires: 2016-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for marking and subsequently retrieving a collection of objects contained within a compound document. The compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within a data processing system. The graphical user interface includes a scroll bar. A collection of objects within a portion of the compound document may be selected by a user. Thereafter, a horizontal line is displayed within the scroll bar which corresponds to the relative location of the collection of objects within the compound document. Next, in response to a user input, a dialog box is displayed at a location adjacent the horizontal line. The graphical user interface next prompts a user to enter within the dialog box a label and attributes of the collection of objects. Thereafter, In response to a selection of the horizontal line, the dialog box, including the label and the attributes, is displayed; and in response to a subsequent user input, the compound document is automatically scrolled to a location which corresponds to the location of the collection of objects within the compound document.
Inventors
- 👤 Hatim Y. Amro
- 👤 Dan L. Dao
- 👤 John P. Dodson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/54; G06F9/543; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0485
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A method in a data processing system for marking and subsequently retrieving a plurality of objects contained within a multipage compound document wherein said compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, said graphical user interface including a scroll bar, comprising the steps of: selecting a plurality of objects located within a portion of said compound document; displaying a horizontal line within a scroll bar wherein said horizontal line corresponds to the relative location of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document; displaying, in response to a user input, a dialog box at a location adjacent said horizontal line; prompting a user to enter a label and a description of said plurality of objects within said dialog box; automatically calculating a page number of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document and entering said page number within said dialog box; and thereafter displaying, in response to a selection of said horizontal line, said dialog box including said label, said description and said page number; and automatically scrolling, in response to a subsequent user input, to a location which corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said compound document.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A method in a data processing system for marking and subsequently retrieving a plurality of objects contained within a multipage compound document wherein said compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, said graphical user interface including a scroll bar, comprising the steps of: selecting a plurality of objects located within a portion of said compound document; displaying a horizontal line within a scroll bar wherein said horizontal line corresponds to the relative location of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document; displaying, in response to a user input, a dialog box at a location adjacent said horizontal line; prompting a user to enter a label and a description of said plurality of objects within said dialog box; automatically calculating a page number of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document and entering said page number within said dialog box; and thereafter displaying, in response to a selection of said horizontal line, said dialog box including said label, said description and said page number; and automatically scrolling, in response to a subsequent user input, to a location which corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said compound document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: storing said label, said description and said page number within a memory of said data processing system; and editing said label, said description and said page number in response to a user input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of storing said label, said description and said page number within a memory of said data processing system when said compound document is stored within said memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of deleting said label, said description and said page number in response to user input.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of automatically retrieving said plurality of objects in response to user input.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
216 words
A data processing system for permitting a user to mark and subsequently retrieve a plurality of objects contained within a multipage compound document wherein said compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, said graphical user interface including a scroll bar, comprising: selection means for selecting a plurality of objects located within a portion of said compound document; display means for displaying a horizontal line within a scroll bar wherein said horizontal line corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document; display means for displaying, in response to a user input, a dialog box at a location adjacent said horizontal line; means for prompting a user to enter a label and a description of said plurality of objects within said dialog box; means for automatically calculating a page number of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document and entering said page number within said dialog box; and thereafter means for displaying, in response to a selection of said horizontal line, said dialog box including said label said description and said page number; and scroll means for automatically scrolling, in response to a subsequent user input, to a location which corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said compound document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
216 words
A data processing system for permitting a user to mark and subsequently retrieve a plurality of objects contained within a multipage compound document wherein said compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within said data processing system, said graphical user interface including a scroll bar, comprising: selection means for selecting a plurality of objects located within a portion of said compound document; display means for displaying a horizontal line within a scroll bar wherein said horizontal line corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document; display means for displaying, in response to a user input, a dialog box at a location adjacent said horizontal line; means for prompting a user to enter a label and a description of said plurality of objects within said dialog box; means for automatically calculating a page number of said plurality of objects within said multipage compound document and entering said page number within said dialog box; and thereafter means for displaying, in response to a selection of said horizontal line, said dialog box including said label said description and said page number; and scroll means for automatically scrolling, in response to a subsequent user input, to a location which corresponds to the location of said plurality of objects within said compound document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The data processing system of claim 6 further comprising means for storing said label, said description and said page number within a memory of said data processing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The data processing system of claim 7 further comprising means for editing said label, said description and said page number in response to a user input.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The data processing system of claim 6 further comprising means for storing said label, said description and said page number within a memory of said data processing system when said compound document is stored within said memory.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The data processing system of claim 9 further comprising deletion means for deleting said label, said description and said page number in response to user input.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The data processing system of claim 6 wherein said dialog box further comprises an attributes window having display means for displaying said label and said at least one attribute within said attributes window.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The data processing system of claim 6 further comprising retrieval means for automatically retrieving said plurality of objects in response to user input.
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