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6363179 Methodology for displaying search results using character recognition  
Document texts are produced by recognizing characters in document images by an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process. When such a document text matches one or more search terms of a query,...
6351747 Method and system for providing data to a user based on a user's query  
A method and system is described for notifying users of an arrival of a document. A respective query is received from each respective user. Each respective query includes at least one query term...
6342906 Annotation layer for synchronous collaboration  
Effective real-time collaboration across remote sites in which any type of data can be shared in a common work space in a consistent manner is made possible by an annotation layer having multiple...
6343139 Fast location of address blocks on gray-scale images  
A method for locating a structured field in a gray-scale image of an object, including choosing a plurality of anchor points in the image, each anchor point having a gray-scale value associated...
6341286 Method and apparatus for generating and distributing reports  
A method and apparatus for generating and distributing computer output reports which does not require programing, does not require familiarity with database query languages, and does not require...
6335738 Method and tool for generating and displaying a descriptive annotation of selected application data  
A set of software components, a system and a method provide to a user of a data processing system per-value interpretative information relating to application data values. The method includes the...
6331866 Display control for software notes  
A method for controlling presentation of the content of a note on a display facilitates the editing of note content by a user. A computer user can view different portions of the note content...
6330577 Apparatus and method for displaying font information by using preview window  
An apparatus and method for displaying font information by using a preview window, when the user makes up a document, the sample of the desirable font is promptly shown to the user through the...
6330559 Merge sorting apparatus with comparison nodes connected in tournament tree shape  
A merge sorting apparatus includes a comparison tournament circuit including comparison nodes, and a comparison control circuit for supplying to the corresponding comparison nodes validity flag...
6326983 Structured image (SI) format for describing complex color raster images  
A method and device for describing a complex color raster image as a collection of objects in a hierarchical and device independent format can be carried out using an apparatus for generating an...
6324546 Automatic logging of application program launches  
Computer systems typically include many application programs which enable uses to perform a wide range of tasks. The application programs are generally stored on high-capacity memory devices, such...
6321241 Cross tab analysis and reporting method  
A method of and apparatus for preparing and modifying cross-tabulation analysis and reporting utilizes a data structure for storing aggregate data, gathered or input from a stream of data records....
6321189 Cross-lingual retrieval system and method that utilizes stored pair data in a vector space model to process queries  
The cross-lingual retrieval system of the present invention retrieves second language sentences which are appropriate translations of a query written in a first language using pair data without...
6298357 Structure extraction on electronic documents  
A method and apparatus for extracting structure information from an unstructured electronic document is described. The method includes the step of identifying a structural type for each instance in...
6298321 Trie compression using substates and utilizing pointers to replace or merge identical, reordered states  
An improved trie compression method that compresses by merging partially identical subtrees. States of the trie are selected, and the nodes of those states examined find nodes that are identical to...
6289303 Method and system for supporting multiple pen based language sets  
A method and system for supporting multiple language sets in a data processing system, where each character of the language set is a pen based input character. A language set is designated among...
6279013 Interactive newspaper  
A method and apparatus of profile guided printing of a paper document facilitates back channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile in response to document...
6278992 Search engine using indexing method for storing and retrieving data  
A Search Engine utilizing a method and system for efficient storage and retrieval of data. The system comprises a record file, an index file, a duplicate segment file and access to a network of...
6279016 Standardized filtering control techniques  
A standard user interface enables a user to filter an arbitrary unfamiliar data set intuitively and effectively. The illustrated interface includes a header control presenting labels, filters, and...
6275954 Method and apparatus for analyzing data  
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for receiving data analysis instructions from a user and for displaying results of the data analysis to the user. In one embodiment, the...
6272508 Guide builder for documentation management in computer applications  
An easy-to-use, user-specific documentation customized according to the local environment and needs of the end-user is disclosed. The environmental if-statement feature allows the user to specify...
6266674 Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels  
Method and apparatus for storing information wherein a user defines labels which relate to the stored information and the user defines a data structure, for example, a hierarchical structure,...
6249794 Providing descriptions of documents through document description files  
Document description files are used to encapsulate structural and meta information associated with a document stored on a computer-readable medium. Document description files are external to native...
6249795 Personalizing the display of changes to records in an on-line repository  
The invention provides for customized "what's new" lists for users of shared lists of tracked resources. Identifying information, such as cookies, and state information are used to personalize a...
6247010 Related information search method, related information search system, and computer-readable medium having stored therein a program  
A system according to the present invention searches for information related to entered text and presents searched information to a user with a minimum interruption to user's document formulating...
6247011 Computerized prepress authoring for document creation  
Computerized prepress is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized prepress system includes three components: a server, a client and a printer. The server has stored thereon an authoring program...
6243723 Document classification apparatus  
The objective of the present invention is to provide a document classification apparatus, which utilizes extracted keywords from the bodies of documents to classify the documents. The document...
6243713 Multimedia document retrieval by application of multimedia queries to a unified index of multimedia data for a plurality of multimedia data types  
A system, method and software product provides for true multimedia document retrieval by receiving multimedia queries containing various types of data, such as text keywords, images, audio or other...
6243722 Method and system for a network-based document review tool utilizing comment classification  
A method and system in a computer network for assisting users in collectively creating documents with minimal document intrusiveness via the computer network. Initially, a document is displayed in...
6240430 Method of multiple text selection and manipulation  
Multiple blocks of noncontiguous text displayed in a user interface may be selected by a user and simultaneously manipulated. Actuation of the multiple text selection control by the user creates an...
6229524 User interface for interaction with video  
A user interface is presented for the interaction, by a viewer, with the content of a multi media presentation and functions related to this content. The user interface enables the navigation, by a...
6230172 Production of a video stream with synchronized annotations over a computer network  
The production of synchronization scripts and associated annotated multimedia streams for servers and client computers coupled to each other by a diverse computer network which includes local area...
6225993 Video on demand applet method and apparatus for inclusion of motion video in multimedia documents  
A computer process which requests streams of motion video titles and decodes and displays the motion video signals of the stream for display in a computer display device is constructed in the form...
6225996 System and method for displaying a current value of a cell of a document  
A feature of a software application permitting display of a selected non-active cell on a display screen, when the cell is not currently visible in the on-screen window. The user is therefore able...
6212519 Systems and methods for quantifying qualitative medical expressions  
The systems and methods of the invention can process a qualitative expression, typically a phrase, to generate a numerical value that represents the likelihood of an event as expressed by the given...
6209009 Method for displaying selectable and non-selectable elements on a small screen  
A structured screen display process presents structured information that includes a plurality of selectable and non-selectable elements on any width screen display so that the user is able to see...
6208334 Text reading apparatus, text reading method and computer-readable medium storing text reading program  
A plurality of display control portions display multiple text sets simultaneously on a display screen. Meanwhile, only one reading portion converts a text set into voice to be read out. When the...
6205453 System and method for implementing selectively index enabled multi-column lists in a computer system  
System and method for implementing selectively index enabled multi-column lists in a graphical user interface for a computer system. The graphical user interface contains a table of entries...
6205342 User interface for text message creation  
Described are methods and apparatuses for composing text messages using wireless electronic devices, such as cellular telephones. Specifically, a word list including a set of pre-selected words and...
6199081 Automatic tagging of documents and exclusion by content  
A computer-based method and system for processing data obtained from documents retrieved from a computer network during a gathering project is disclosed. Plugging in modular active and consumer...
6192381 Single-document active user interface, method and system for implementing same  
A data management system user interface allows users to enter, store, retrieve, and display multiple, related groups of information in a single document. The interface loads document data into a...
6185591 Text edit system with enhanced undo user interface  
Present edit systems having undo/redo functions are typically inflexible and do not permit users of computer systems to make use of these functions to the greatest advantage. The disclosed edit...
6185583 Parallel rule-based processing of forms  
System and method for verifying data in forms. Each form has a corresponding one or more rule sets each with rules that designate a structure, format, or data type for fields in the form. The rule...
6182060 Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing multi-dimensional customer-oriented data sets  
Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing customer-oriented data sets in which relatively large sets of customers and their transactions or the like may be quickly and...
6175845 Method and component for presentation of information  
A method of presenting information via a user interface of a computer system is disclosed. The method is executed by a book component and a renderer component. The book determines page boundaries...
6175839 Filter interface for managing printer system information  
A filter interface allows a filter to send extracted attribute information extracted from the master document data to a server. The server then stores the received attribute information into an...
6175844 Ordering groups of text in an image  
Method and apparatus for recognizing and ordering text in an image stored in a computer. The text is grouped into multiple blocks, with the text blocks represented as a graph having vertices and...
6175840 Method for indicating the location of video hot links  
A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video...
6175842 System and method for providing dynamic three-dimensional multi-user virtual spaces in synchrony with hypertext browsing  
A system and method is described for providing shared access to a three dimensional virtual environment synchronously with hypertext browsing. A cospace server receives a messages indicating...
6161114 Design engine for fitting content to a medium  
A method of fitting content elements of a composition to a media layout is disclosed. Each content element has an associated content type, and the media layout has a content rendering space for...