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US 6,924,828 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for improved information representation
AssigneeSurfnotes
InventorScott Hirsch
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Abstract
A information search and navigation system indexes, categorizes and condenses data from text or other documents. In various embodiments, the invention further can utilize user information goals, document or website types and multi-page link path options that together provide a fast, multi-page Web navigation system.
Claims25
A computer implemented method of representing source content to allow for flexible access comprising:
- receiving source content;
- determining one or more categories for said source content;
- extracting one or more notes from said source content, said one or more notes assigned to one or more categories
- presenting a portion of said notes to a user;
- formatting said presenting for an access device according to one or more templates;
- formatting said presenting for a display device so that more notes are displayed on larger display areas and fewer notes are displayed on smaller display areas;
- and
- providing control selections allowing selectable display of notes in a note set regardless of display size.
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A computer assisted system able to represent source content to allow for flexible access comprising:
- means for receiving source content;
- means for determining one or more categories for said source content;
- means for extracting one or more notes from said source content, said one or more notes assigned to one or more categories
- means for presenting a portion of said notes to a user;
- means for formatting said presenting for an access device according to one or more templates;
- means for formatting said presenting for a display device so that more notes are displayed on larger display areas and fewer notes are displayed on smaller display areas;
- and
- means for providing control selections allowing selectable display of notes in a note set regardless of display size.
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A computer assisted system able to represent source content to allow for flexible access comprising:
- interface logic able to receive source content;
- logic able to determine one or more categories for said source content;
- extraction logic able to extract one or more notes from said source content, said one or more notes assigned to one or more categories;
- a presentation interface able to present a portion of said notes to a user;
- one or more templates providing formatting for an access device such that more notes are displayed on larger display areas and fewer notes are displayed on smaller display areas;
- and
- control selections allowing selectable display of notes in a note set regardless of display size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.