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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

May. 26, 2016
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Steven Wright, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 17/241 (2013.01); G09G 3/001 (2013.01); H04L 51/38 (2013.01); G09G 2380/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forwarding selected passages from an electronic document being displayed on an electronic reader to a designated recipient. The method includes electronically selecting a passage from the electronic document, and automatically associating metadata with a selected passage upon selection by the user. The method also includes storing the selected passage together with the associated metadata in a file in the memory of the electronic reader. The method further includes electronically checking the selected passage for compliance with special requirements. The method also includes electronically transmitting the stored selected passage and associated metadata from the electronic reader.


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