Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Indexing methods, systems, and computer program products for virtual three-dimensional books
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Application No.: US09741035Application Date: 2000-12-21
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Publication No.: US07069518B2Publication Date: 2006-06-27
- Inventor: Stuart Kent Card , Richard Carl Gossweiler, III , Allison Gyle Woodruff , Jock Douglas MacKinlay , Ed H. Chi , Lichan Hong
- Applicant: Stuart Kent Card , Richard Carl Gossweiler, III , Allison Gyle Woodruff , Jock Douglas MacKinlay , Ed H. Chi , Lichan Hong
- Applicant Address: US CT Stamford
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stamford
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

Abstract:
A system is described for displaying images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages. The system comprises a display system capable of executing a display program wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book are produced on the display system. The display system may include a folding function, whereby a segment of a virtual page is displayed as at least partially folding backward form a surface of the display system. Additionally, based on one or more search terms, the display system may include an indexing function for creating a customized index and/or a table of contents function for creating a customized table of contents. Moreover, a dynamic bookmark function may be provided for displaying one or more dynamic bookmarks to a virtual three-dimensional book. Also disclosed is a computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for producing images of a virtual three-dimensional book.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020083101A1 Indexing methods, systems, and computer program products for virtual three-dimensional books Public/Granted day:2002-06-27
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