Patent ID: 6820237
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Computer-readable apparatus comprising modules executable by said computer's programmable processor for highlighting content of a user's electronic input document and producing therefrom an electronic output highlight document, said apparatus comprising:(a) an application context module configured for determining with respect to said input document the context of said document, based upon: (i) an identification of the path through which said document arrived as determined by a source identification component of said application context module; and, (ii) context identifiers of said document used by said application context module for determining what type of document it is; (b) a user context module configured for determining a context of said user with respect to said input document, whereby said user context includes a relationship of the user to said document and/or its source; and, (c) a highlighter module configured for: i) determining the key content, comprising key words/phrases, key sentences and/or key components, of said input document, up to a predetermined maximum data size, at least in part on the basis of the determinations made by said application context module and said user context module, wherein said highlighter module applies weights and/or conditions to said content of said input document, wherein said and/or conditions derived from said determinations made by said application context module and said user context module; (ii) producing said highlight document from said key content; and (iii) outputting said highlight document.