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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:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicants:
Alicia Anne Chastain, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher Joseph Paul, Durham, NC (US);
David Mark Wendt, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Alicia Anne Chastain, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher Joseph Paul, Durham, NC (US);
David Mark Wendt, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for sharing highlighted passages and notations in an electronic book. A user can highlight passages and/or notes, which are tagged and automatically sent to a designated set of recipients. The designated recipients can enter search criteria so that the highlighted passages and/or notes are displayed in their electronic book based on the specified criteria.
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