Electronic content visual comparison apparatus and method
US9747010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are presented for visual comparison of different portions of one or more source documents to emulate a paper folding gesture experience in a user device, in which the user uses a mouse or finger in a touchscreen device to circle two or more portions of interest in the same or separate source documents, and provides a different user input such as a pinch motion or zoom in feature to display the selected regions proximate one another for visual comparison.
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