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Information display system for simultaneously displaying graphical images and text of a publication

US5748931A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1994
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 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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