Combining and displaying multiple document areas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10241977
APP PUB NO 20170132179A1
SERIAL NO

15412212

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A method includes storing, in response to marking by a user of an area of a displayed document, information on the marked area; displaying an icon representing the marked area; conducting the storing operation and the displaying operation for a different area; and creating, in response to an operation by the user for arranging two or more icons to be in contact with each other, a joined icon by joining the icons together; and combining marked areas represented by the two or more respective icons, according to a state of contact. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mochizuki, Tomoka Tokyo, JP 28 43
Shioya, Tomohiro Tokyo, JP 43 455
Unno, Asuka Tokyo, JP 31 163
Wen, Lianzi Kawasaki, JP 25 57

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