FACILITATING ACTIVE READING OF DIGITAL DOCUMENTS

摘要

Review systems and methods facilitate active reading by providing a flexible environment in which users can examine documents. A review system may include a virtual workspace, a document view region, a preview region, and optional document objects. The virtual workspace may simulate a desktop or other physical workspace. The document objects may be created from one or more documents through tools of the review system. These document objects may be independently moveable throughout the virtual workspace as needed to facilitate the user's active reading process, and the document objects within a single workspace may refer to more than a single document. The review system may also include analytical tools enabling the user to analyze his and others' use of the tools as applied to selected documents.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
displaying a first document in a first document view region; receiving a hold gesture at a location corresponding to a portion of the first document; receiving an instruction to open a second document while the hold gesture at the location remains active; and opening a second document in a second document view region responsive to receiving the instruction to open the second document while the hold gesture at the location remains active, wherein opening the second document further comprises:
positioning the second document view region based on the location, wherein the portion of the first document remains visible and at the location upon opening the second document.