Systems and methods of generating interactive electronic reference materials
OwnerMike Watsoninventor
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Abstract
Described herein, amongst other things, are electronically available interactive reference materials that can preferably be accessed by using a network, such as the World Wide Web or Internet, to eliminate the need to create and transport paper. There are further described systems, methods, and means for generating, storing, and providing to a user these interactive reference materials. There are also disclosed, system, methods, and means for generating, storing, and providing to a user interactive electronic systems for use with the interactive reference materials.
Claims32
A method for converting reference materials into interactive reference materials comprising:
- obtaining at least one reference document in a computer readable form;
- searching said reference document for a piece of reference text having a pre-determined value;
- tagging said reference text with a tag indicating a reference text type;
- repeating said steps of searching and tagging until all pieces of reference text have been tagged;
- linking a first piece of reference text with a first value and a first type with a second piece of reference text having a related type and a related value;
- converting said at least one reference document into a browser readable format;
- allowing a user to access said reference documents from a client;
- and
- providing to said user the ability to jump from said first piece of reference text to said second piece of reference text.
A system for converting reference materials into interactive reference materials comprising:
- means for obtaining at least one reference document in a computer readable form;
- means for searching said reference document for a piece of reference text having a pre-determined value;
- means for tagging said reference text with a tag indicating a reference text type;
- means for repeating said steps of searching and tagging until all pieces of reference text have been tagged;
- means for linking a first piece of reference text with a first value and a first type with a second piece of reference text having a related type and a related value;
- means for converting said at least one reference documents into a browser readable format;
- means for allowing a user to access said reference documents from a client;
- and
- means for providing to said user the ability to jump from said first piece of reference text to said second piece of reference text.
A method for converting reference materials into interactive reference materials comprising:
- obtaining at least one reference document in ASCII text format;
- searching said reference document for a piece of reference text having a pre-determined value and being within a first disclosure;
- associating with said reference text a hyperlink directed to a location in said document separate from said reference link having a second disclosure related to said first disclosure;
- and
- converting said at least one reference documents into HTML.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.