Patent ID: 7669148

Claim:
A method of providing information related to a portion of a printed document, the method comprising: storing as a data structure a mixed media reality document associated with the printed document in a portable device, the data structure comprising a first representation of at least a portion of the printed document for pattern matching a first location associated with the printed document, at least one media, and a hotspot that links the at least one media to both the first representation and a selectable portion of a second representation of the printed document, the selectable portion corresponding to a second location in the second representation that is indicated by a bounding box; displaying on the portable device the selectable portion of the second representation of the printed document and the bounding box corresponding to the selectable portion; and in response to a user selection of the selectable portion of the second representation of the printed document on the portable device: determining the hotspot corresponding to the selected selectable portion of the second representation of the printed document; and displaying the at least one media that is linked by the determined hotspot with the selected selectable portion of the second representation of the printed document.