Patent ID: 7472111
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method to provide additional information using a program, loaded on a computer, to reproduce information, comprising: a) contacting, by the program, at least one databank which comprises at least one item of logical additional information regarding information reproducible with the program; b) comparing at least one element of reproducible information with at least one element in the databank; c) marking the element of the reproduced information when logical additional information regarding the element exists in the databank; d) linking the marked element of the reproducible information with the additional information such that said marking of the element is activated so that said additional information is displayed; e) providing a selection of databanks that are contacted by the program to permit a user to specifically select one or more specific databanks in which additional information regarding reproducible information is requested; f) subjecting a pixel graphic file which comprises information to be reproduced to an optical character recognition utility, thereby producing a file; g) searching, based on the file generated from this procedure and comprising elements in at least one databank, for logical additional information regarding at least one element in the file; and h) marking, if additional information regarding the element is present, a section of the pixel graphic file belonging to the element of the obtained file upon reproduction of the pixel graphic file.