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US8943395B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8943395-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213678234-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Aug 26, 2009 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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This is directed to a preview application for displaying several documents simultaneously in a single window, where the several documents are displayed as books. To view the pages of a document, the preview application can open the book and display the pages of the document (e.g., in a one or two-dimensional array). A user can also search for particular terms within the several documents. In response to a search, the preview application can filter the pages of the several documents and only display those pages that include the search terms. The displayed pages can be ordered in any suitable manner, including for example by search rank.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: identifying a plurality of documents, wherein a document is a file associated with an application; displaying with an electronic device, in a single interface, a plurality of selectable document images that correspond to the plurality of documents; receiving, with the electronic device, a selection of a selectable document image, wherein the selection of the selectable document image selects a document associated…
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- What does patent US8943395B2 cover?
- This is directed to a preview application for displaying several documents simultaneously in a single window, where the several documents are displayed as books. To view the pages of a document, the preview application can open the book and display the pages of the document (e.g., in a one or two-dimensional array). A user can also search for particular terms within the several documents. In re…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F40/106. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).