Patent · US Expired

Text highlighting comparison method

US7080317B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 2002
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/166
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for processing and displaying individual views of the application of pre-defined criteria to textual material. The use of visually-differentiated emphasis to display similarities and differences can take a variety of forms, including color-coded highlighting of text, underlining, circling, or the insertion of graphical symbols.

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