Patent ID: 6766494
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing multi-links from a first portion of a document to at least one second portion of at least one document, the method performed by a processor comprising:generating a first anchor that provides for multi-way links in the first portion of the document; generating a second anchor that provides for the multi-way links in the at least one second portion of the at least one document; comparing and determining if at least one of a morphological characteristic and a spatial characteristic of the at least one free-form ink stroke related to the first anchor is similar to at least one of a corresponding morphological characteristic and a spatial characteristic of at least one free-form ink stroke related to the at least the second anchor and if similar then; generating a multi-way link from the first anchor of the first portion of the document to the second anchor of at least one second portion of the at least one document; maintaining the multi-way link from the first anchor of the first portion of the document to the second anchor of at least one second portion of the at least one document; displaying the at least one free-form ink stroke related to the first portion of the document, the first portion of the document, the at least one free-form ink stroke related to the at least one second portion of the at least one document and the at least one second portion of the at least one document as annotations-in-context; sorting the at least one free-form ink stroke related to the first portion of the document and the at least one free-form ink stroke related to the at least one second portion of the at least one document into a sorted order by date of creation before displaying, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying in the sorted order.