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Dynamic highlighting of repetitions in electronic documents

US9372849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2015
Grant dateJun 21, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/416
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for dynamically highlighting repetitive text in electronic documents, obtaining one or more user preferences related to a user reading an electronic document. The method further includes determining whether the electronic document contains one or more repetitive text associations, wherein a repetitive text association is data that provides one or more indications of repetitive text segments interspersed within a document. In response to determining that the electronic document contains one or more repetitive text associations, the method further includes identifying one or more repetitive text segments in the electronic document corresponding to the one or more repetitive text associations and determining a time duration expended by the user reading an instance of the identified one or more repetitive text segments within the electronic document. The method further includes highlighting the identified one or more repetitive text segments within the electronic document based one or more obtained user preferences.

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