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Annotating documents on a mobile device

US11030396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2020
Grant dateJun 8, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/114
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes executing an application at a mobile device to provide a graphical user interface and interact with a content server to display an image stored at the content server on a display of the mobile device; while displaying the image, receiving a first user input for a first annotation to the image based on user interaction with the graphical user interface, the first user input indicating a first region of the image; based on the first user input, displaying a text entry box together with a selection box in the graphical user interface, the selection box defining a region of the image with which the first annotation is to be associated; receiving a first comment via the text entry box; and responsive to second user input, sending the first comment and a location of the selection box to the content server for storage as the first annotation.

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