The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yuto Kawabata, Musashino, JP;
Takeshi Masuda, Musashino, JP;
Kouki Nakanishi, Musashino, JP;
Ikuko Takagi, Musashino, JP;
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
An annotation apparatus includes an annotation DB, a screen state acquisition monitor unit, and an external collaboration program call unit. The annotation DB stores therein an annotation object and an annotation rule applicable to each of windows of the annotation object in an associated manner. The screen state acquisition monitor unit identifies an active window from among the windows. The external collaboration program call unit calls, when an annotation rule associated with the active window that has been identified by the screen state acquisition monitor unit is present in the annotation DB and when the annotation object is selected, an external program in accordance with the annotation rule.