Digital annotator
US7602379B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating and using temporary electronic bookmarks, such as those associated with a web browser, uses a digitizer tablet with an inking pen (or stylus). An end-user created symbol on the tablet, in terms of Cartesian coordinates position, is associated contemporaneously with a specific electronically addressable site as a temporary label for the site's address. A set of created symbols is then used as a current index into a data structure that holds the associated value related to the web site, allowing the user to jump between annotated sites using the created symbols. Other data retrieval uses are described.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.