发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for providing multi-level searching in an electronic book |
摘要 |
A technique for providing simplified and more flexible text recovery in an electronically stored text. The text storage device is of the hand-held type and may accommodate the text of the entire bible, for example. The user may access the stored text in a read or search mode. The device is programmed to perform certain functions automatically, such as: selecting search or read mode; accommodating different syntax formulations; providing a fixed screen map of respective different portions of the text; and visually indicating specific words of a search to which a search will be limited. Expanded flexibility is also programmed into the device which includes: optionally expanding searches to cover both different forms of the same words and unrelated words having the same meaning; providing assistance to the user upon request which takes into account the current operational phase; and providing the capability of tagging a preselected location in the text for simplified access during reacquisition.
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申请公布号 |
US5640552(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.06.17 |
申请号 |
US19950395160 |
申请日期 |
1995.02.27 |
申请人 |
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
YIANILOS, PETER NICHOLAS |
分类号 |
G06F15/02;(IPC1-7):G06F17/30 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/02 |
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