公开(公告)号：US20080021886A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11803689

申请日：2007-05-15

申请人： Thiti Wang-Aryattanwanich ,  Eric Bailey ,  Anatoliy Burukhin ,  Christopher Pratley ,  Roberto Taboada ,  Srinivas Voora

发明人： Thiti Wang-Aryattanwanich ,  Eric Bailey ,  Anatoliy Burukhin ,  Christopher Pratley ,  Roberto Taboada ,  Srinivas Voora

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30882 ,  G06F9/451

摘要： A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a focused-on (e.g., mouse-over) text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon focus on a word or other object in an electronic document a quick look-up function may be invoked for retrieving information from a local or remote information source about the focused-on item. Retrieved information, for example, translations, dictionary definitions and research information, is displayed in close proximity to the focused-on item in a lightweight information user interface. Information may be displayed according to a variety of media types including text, audio, video, pictures, bitmap images, etc.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种轻量级信息用户界面，用于显示关于电子文档中关注（例如，鼠标悬停）文本项目，数据项目或其他对象的信息，其最小化电子文档的工作流中断。 在电子文档中关注单词或其他对象时，可以调用快速查找功能以从本地或远程信息源获取关于聚焦项目的信息。 检索到的信息，例如翻译，字典定义和研究信息，显示在轻量级信息用户界面中的重点项目附近。 信息可以根据各种媒体类型显示，包括文本，音频，视频，图片，位图图像等。

公开(公告)号：US20070061738A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-15

申请号：US11332822

申请日：2006-01-13

申请人： Roberto Taboada ,  Bertille Fernandes ,  Brian Jones ,  Joe Yap

发明人： Roberto Taboada ,  Bertille Fernandes ,  Brian Jones ,  Joe Yap

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107

摘要： A user may easily read, browse, and jump through the messages contained within a thread. Different portions of the message may be highlighted such that they are easily identifiable. The user may easily navigate through the thread by selecting a user interface element, such as an arrow button, to move to the next or previous message within the thread. The order of the thread may also be reversed such that the user may view the thread from the first message to the last message, or view the thread from the last message to the first message. The messages within the thread may be marked, such as by using XML tags, in order to facilitate the identification of the sections of the messages within the thread.

摘要翻译： 用户可以轻松地阅读，浏览和跳过线程中包含的消息。 可以突出显示消息的不同部分，使得它们容易识别。 用户可以通过选择诸如箭头按钮的用户界面元素来移动到线程内的下一个或先前的消息来容易地导航线程。 线程的顺序也可以颠倒，使得用户可以将线程从第一消息查看到最后消息，或者将线程从最后消息查看到第一消息。 线程内的消息可以被标记，例如通过使用XML标签，以便于识别线程内消息的部分。

公开(公告)号：US20050132280A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US11050173

申请日：2005-02-03

申请人： Paul Broman ,  Glenn Frankel ,  Roberto Taboada

发明人： Paul Broman ,  Glenn Frankel ,  Roberto Taboada

IPC分类号： G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/24

摘要： A formatting tool enables “smart” copy and paste functions. The “smart” copy and paste functions can be invoked in a context-sensitive manner, depending on the conditions under which the copy and paste functions are implemented. The present invention will automatically include in a selection a paragraph marker at the end of a selected paragraph, if every other textual character in the paragraph has been selected. The present invention will discard a paragraph mark that is included in pasted text if the pasted text is pasted into the middle of another paragraph, indicating that the user prefers the formatting of the pasted-into paragraph. The present invention also reduces inconsistencies in formatting styles that may exist between source and target documents automatically redefining a style in the target document to conform to a corresponding style in the source document. The present invention also automatically adjusts paragraph spacing, in response to text being pasted into a target document. In response to various scenarios, the present invention will determine the most likely paragraph spacing intended by the user and will apply the most probable paragraph spacing to the pasted paragraph. The present invention also automatically adjusts list, table, and spreadsheet formatting, in response to such document elements being pasted into a differently-formatted target document. Finally, the present invention provides a convenient recovery dialog that may be invoked to alter any automatically-implemented formatting decisions.

公开(公告)号：US20070136261A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11678412

申请日：2007-02-23

申请人： Roberto Taboada ,  Eric Bailey

发明人： Roberto Taboada ,  Eric Bailey

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30864 ,  Y10S707/959 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934

摘要： A method and system for routing a query to one or more providers. The system may include a search interface for presenting a service list including one or more services offered by the one or more providers, permitting selection of one or more of the one or more services, and a query entry for receiving input of the query. A search processor is capable of receiving and parsing the query. A service recognizer for a particular provider is capable of receiving and analyzing one or more terms of the query to determine if the particular provider is a match for the query. A query router can route the query to the particular provider if the particular provider is determined to be a match and block the query to the particular provider if the particular provider is determined not to be a match. A results interface presents results of the query.

摘要翻译： 用于将查询路由到一个或多个提供者的方法和系统。 该系统可以包括用于呈现服务列表的搜索界面，该服务列表包括由一个或多个提供者提供的一个或多个服务，允许选择一个或多个服务中的一个或多个服务，以及用于接收查询输入的查询条目。 搜索处理器能够接收和解析查询。 用于特定提供商的服务识别器能够接收和分析查询的一个或多个条款以确定特定提供者是否是查询的匹配。 如果特定提供者被确定为匹配，查询路由器可以将查询路由到特定提供者，如果特定提供者被确定为不匹配，则将查询阻止到特定提供者。 结果界面显示查询结果。

公开(公告)号：US20060107225A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US10991192

申请日：2004-11-17

申请人： Brian Jones ,  Marcin Sawicki ,  Roberto Taboada ,  Sumkin Son ,  Tristan Davis

发明人： Brian Jones ,  Marcin Sawicki ,  Roberto Taboada ,  Sumkin Son ,  Tristan Davis

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F17/21

CPC分类号： G06F17/211 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/2247 ,  G06F17/24

摘要： A method and computer-readable medium are provided for interacting with a portion of an electronic document. According to the method, a UI control is displayed that includes a border surrounding the portion of the electronic document and one or more UI items that allow actions to be performed on the portion of the electronic document. The UI control may be displayed continually or displayed when user input is received within the portion of the electronic document. The border of the UI control may form a bounded region that is displayed transparently over the display of the portion of the electronic document. The transparency of the bounded region may be increased gradually when user input is received in the portion of the electronic document and removed gradually when user input is subsequently received outside the portion. A selectable region may be provided within the UI control for selecting and moving the portion of the electronic document to another location within the document.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于与电子文档的一部分进行交互的方法和计算机可读介质。 根据该方法，显示包括围绕电子文档的部分的边界的UI控件以及允许在电子文档的该部分上执行动作的一个或多个UI项目。 当在电子文档的该部分内接收到用户输入时，可以连续显示UI控件或显示UI控件。 UI控件的边界可以形成在电子文档的部分的显示上透明地显示的有界区域。 当在电子文档的部分中接收到用户输入时，边界区域的透明度可以逐渐增加，并且当随后在用户输入部分之外接收到用户输入时逐渐移除。 可以在UI控件内提供可选择的区域，用于选择和移动电子文档的部分到文档内的另一位置。

公开(公告)号：US20050188307A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-25

申请号：US11113735

申请日：2005-04-25

申请人： Eric Bailey ,  Roberto Taboada

发明人： Eric Bailey ,  Roberto Taboada

IPC分类号： G06F17/21 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/211 ,  Y10S707/99934

摘要： An interactive formatting tool enables a user to analyze and modify the formatting properties that have been applied to a text string. A user can invoke the formatting tool by displaying an Interactive Formatting Pane and then selecting a text string for analysis. The Interactive Formatting Pane will display all formatting properties applied to the text selection, including font properties, paragraph properties, and section properties. The Interactive Formatting Pane may also display table format properties, frame format properties, cell format properties and bullets and numbering format properties, if applicable. The user may then select a formatting category (e.g., font size) from the Interactive Formatting Pane and a format modification dialog will be displayed. The format modification dialog enables the user to modify the formatting properties associated with the selected formatting category. The Interactive Formatting Pane also includes a compare selection checkbox. The Interactive Formatting Pane will highlight the formatting differences between the selections. The user may then select each highlighted difference and reconcile the formatting properties of the two selections.

摘要翻译： 交互式格式化工具使用户能够分析和修改已应用于文本字符串的格式属性。 用户可以通过显示交互式格式化窗格，然后选择文本字符串进行分析来调用格式化工具。 交互式格式化窗格将显示应用于文本选择的所有格式属性，包括字体属性，段落属性和节属性。 交互式格式化窗格还可以显示表格格式属性，帧格式属性，单元格格式属性以及项目符号和编号格式属性（如果适用）。 然后，用户可以从交互格式化窗格中选择格式化类别（例如，字体大小），并且将显示格式修改对话框。 格式修改对话框允许用户修改与所选格式化类别相关联的格式属性。 交互式格式化窗格还包括比较选择复选框。 交互式格式化窗格将突出显示选择之间的格式差异。 然后，用户可以选择每个突出显示的差异并协调两个选择的格式化属性。

公开(公告)号：US20070073652A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11234968

申请日：2005-09-26

申请人： Roberto Taboada ,  Eric Bailey

发明人： Roberto Taboada ,  Eric Bailey

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/451

摘要： A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a selected text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon selection of an item in an electronic document a quick look-up function may be invoked for retrieving information from a local or remote information source about the selected item. Retrieved information, for example, dictionary definitions, translations, contacts information and research information, is displayed in close proximity to the selected item in a lightweight user interface.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种轻量级信息用户界面，用于显示关于电子文档中选定的文本项目，数据项目或其他对象的信息，以最小化电子文档的工作流中断。 在选择电子文档中的项目时，可以调用快速查找功能以从本地或远程信息源检索关于所选择的项目的信息。 检索到的信息，例如字典定义，翻译，联系人信息和研究信息，在轻量级用户界面中显示为紧邻所选项。

公开(公告)号：US20070061755A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-15

申请号：US11223396

申请日：2005-09-09

申请人： Roberto Taboada ,  Bertille Fernandes ,  Jason Barnett ,  Joe Yap

发明人： Roberto Taboada ,  Bertille Fernandes ,  Jason Barnett ,  Joe Yap

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0488

摘要： An improved reading mode for electronic documents is provided. An electronic document is displayed in one or more discrete pages to provide a “look and feel” of reading a physical book or other document. Page turning controls are provided on each displayed page for turning a single page or for rapidly turning numerous pages. A page may be pinned so that the pinned page remains displayed while an adjacently displayed page is turned. Reading pointer controls and reading underlines may be deployed adjacent to and under selected text, respectively, for providing helpful reading reference points. Bookmarks may be deployed adjacent to text or images of interest in one or more pages of a displayed electronic document.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种改进的电子文档读取模式。 电子文档显示在一个或多个离散页面中，以提供阅读物理书或其他文档的“外观”。 在每个显示的页面上提供翻页控制，用于转动单页或快速转动多页。 可能固定页面，以便在相邻显示页面转动时，固定页面保持显示。 阅读指针控件和阅读下划线可分别部署在选定文本的旁边和下方，以提供有用的阅读参考点。 可以在所显示的电子文档的一个或多个页面中邻近文本或感兴趣的图像部署书签。

公开(公告)号：US20060069983A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11072659

申请日：2005-03-04

申请人： Eric Bailey ,  Roberto Taboada

发明人： Eric Bailey ,  Roberto Taboada

IPC分类号： G06F17/24

CPC分类号： G06F17/2247 ,  G06F17/2229 ,  G06F17/227

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for utilizing an extensible markup language schema to define document parts for use in an electronic document. The method includes providing a glossary document accessible by one or more word processing application programs. The glossary document includes schema elements for defining one or more document parts for insertion in an electronic document. The method further includes receiving, in a properties element, properties associated with a document part. Each property defines the document part for use in the electronic document. The method further includes receiving, in a content element, content to be included in the document part.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于利用可扩展标记语言模式来定义用于电子文档中的文档部分的方法和装置。 该方法包括提供可由一个或多个文字处理应用程序访问的词汇表文档。 词汇表文档包括用于定义用于插入到电子文档中的一个或多个文档部分的模式元素。 该方法还包括在属性元素中接收与文档部分相关联的属性。 每个属性定义用于电子文档的文档部分。 该方法还包括在内容元素中接收要包括在文档部分中的内容。

公开(公告)号：US20050149871A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：US11052601

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： Paul Broman ,  Glenn Frankel ,  Roberto Taboada

发明人： Paul Broman ,  Glenn Frankel ,  Roberto Taboada

IPC分类号： G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G11B27/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/24

摘要： A formatting tool enables “smart” copy and paste functions. The “smart” copy and paste functions can be invoked in a context-sensitive manner, depending on the conditions under which the copy and paste functions are implemented. The present invention will automatically include in a selection a paragraph marker at the end of a selected paragraph, if every other textual character in the paragraph has been selected. The present invention will discard a paragraph mark that is included in pasted text if the pasted text is pasted into the middle of another paragraph, indicating that the user prefers the formatting of the pasted-into paragraph. The present invention also reduces inconsistencies in formatting styles that may exist between source and target documents automatically redefining a style in the target document to conform to a corresponding style in the source document. The present invention also automatically adjusts paragraph spacing, in response to text being pasted into a target document. In response to various scenarios, the present invention will determine the most likely paragraph spacing intended by the user and will apply the most probable paragraph spacing to the pasted paragraph. The present invention also automatically adjusts list, table, and spreadsheet formatting, in response to such document elements being pasted into a differently-formatted target document. Finally, the present invention provides a convenient recovery dialog that may be invoked to alter any automatically-implemented formatting decisions.