System and method for locating on a physical document items referenced in another physical document

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7027038
APP PUB NO 20020101447A1
SERIAL NO

09923150

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The present invention generally relates to interactive hypermedia systems and more particularly to a method and system for locating on a physical document items referenced in another physical document. The present invention discloses a method and system for creating hyperlinks from items (e.g. words, pictures, foot notes, symbols, icons) on a first physical document to particular points on a second physical document (manuscript or printed document), for activating these hyperlinks simply by touching the first document, and for highlighting by means of a light emitting source, the position of the items on the second document. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention discloses a method and system for highlighting on a hard-copy map the geographic positions of places referenced in a hard-copy document.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Carro, Fernando Incertis Valencia, ES 69 2094

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