Information display system for simultaneously displaying graphical images and text of a publication
US5748931A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information display system uses data comprising graphical images of pages of a publication and text data. The images comprise images of both text and non-text matter, where the text matter includes a plurality of predefined passages of text, and the text data comprises the plurality of predefined passages of text. A display is provided to simultaneously display at least a part of a page of the image and a selected predefined passage of text. A user operable selector is provided to enable a user to select a portion of the page of the image displayed by the display whereby the display simultaneously displays the selected predefined passage of text as well as the page of the image.
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