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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 09, 1996
Kevin Gerard Rivette, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Philip Florio, Atherton, CA (US);
Adam Jackson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Don Ahn, Daly City, CA (US);
Irving Shale Rappaport, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Deborah Kurata, Pleasanton, CA (US);
SmartPatents, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for annotating an electronic document. An electronic document is displayed. At least one note having at least one note segment is displayed. The note segment is linked to at least one portion of the electronic document. Location identification information is displayed that identifies a location of the portion in the electronic document that is linked to the note segment. This location identification information is displayed in the note, proximate to the note segment.