| US 7,594,187 B2 | ||
| Bookmarking and placemarking a displayed document in a computer system | ||
| Andrew C. Baird, Kirkland, Wash. (US); John L. Beezer, Redmond, Wash. (US); Jonathan C. Cluts, Redmond, Wash. (US); Darryl E. Rubin, Redmond, Wash. (US); and Susan D. Woolf, Seattle, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/871,092. | ||
| Application 10/871092 is a continuation of application No. 09/456127, filed on Dec. 07, 1999, granted, now 6,992,687. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0236774 A1, Nov. 25, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—805 [715/776; 715/747] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon at least one bookmark object and a display component, which when
executed by a machine displays a visual indicator at least partially outside of a document in response to a user selecting
a desired part of the document, the at least one bookmark object comprising:
a first data storage comprising information linking the bookmark object to a document,
a second data storage comprising information identifying a user-selected part of the document being marked by the bookmark
object, and
a third data storage comprising information regarding user-modifiable properties of a visual indicator corresponding to the
bookmark object; and
said display component causing a display device to display the visual indicator at least partially outside of the document
in association with the user-selected part of the document.
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