Method for presenting documents using a reading list panel

US8977947B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8977947-B2
Application numberUS-201113192218-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 27, 2011
Priority dateJun 3, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: at a computing device with a display and an input device: generating a reading list including one or more articles that are associated with corresponding identifying information, content, and a title; displaying the reading list in a panel outside a main window of a graphical interface on the display wherein the main window is displayed in a normal mode, and wherein the normal mode for a respective article includ…

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What does patent US8977947B2 cover?
A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In res…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Melton Donald D, Adler Darin B, Liu Alice, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/345. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 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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