| 摘要 |
The invention provides an improved technique for clipping and manipulating the elements of a web page. Elements of a web page can be selected, moved to a personalized clipping page, and resized and manipulated in a variety of ways without affecting the integrity of the content, including the image and links contained therein. In a first aspect of the invention, a web page is fragmented into "clippings". Each clipping includes a portion of the page that can be manipulated. The relative size of a clipping is responsive to the structure of the web page and the judgement of the user. Once a clip is selected, the user can zoom-in and select smaller elements from the clipping. The structure of the web page determines the granularity of the clipping. In a second aspect of the invention, the user selects how to display the clipping. For example, the user may elect to apply a filter to change the size or relative proportions of the clipping. Unlike the related art which limits the user's options to placing information in a particular column, the user can change the size of the clipping (scaling it up or down), alter the orientation of a clipping, apply special effects to the clipping, transform the shape of a clipping and place the clipping anywhere in a page. In a third aspect of the invention, the user can apply one or more filters to a clipping or parts of a clipping so as to enhance the process of identifying areas that are of interest. For example, the user can apply a filter that causes all text including certain words, or phrases to become highlighted. Other variations are also possible. For example, a user can choose to retain the links included in a clipping and discard the rest. Similarly, the user can keep selected figures, specific lines of text or types of text and discard the rest. In a fourth aspect of the invention, the clipping remains fully interactive. Upperlinks to other parts of a web page or to other pages remain active, as do the applets embedded in a page. Similarly, features such as pull down menus and other interactive elements remain functional as long as the button that controls them is included in the clipping.
|
