Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Search engines
Reexamination Certificate
2009-12-15
2011-11-08
Dang, Thanh-Ha (Department: 2163)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Search engines
C707S708000, C707S726000, C707S727000, C707S728000, C707S729000, C707S755000, C707S769000, C707S770000, C707S771000, C705S014400
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055642
ABSTRACT:
An electronic document and associated system, methods and apparatus is described. The electronic document is loaded in a user device configured to communicate with an external device that generates instructions for augmenting content contained in the electronic document with links to contextually relevant information. The content can be augmented with one or more user interface elements, and the augmented content can be displayed with one or more attributes which can be selected by a document author. The document author can mark or otherwise designate one or more portions of the electronic document to be excluded from the augmenting process.
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