Patent ID: 7027038

Claim:
A method, for use on a user system, of creating hyperlinks from hyperlinked items referenced in a first physical document to particular points on a second physical document, said method comprising the steps of: creating a hyperlink table for the first physical document; storing in said hyperlink table an identification of the first physical document; storing in said hyperlink table an identification of a page of the first physical document and an identification of a hyperlinked item defined on said page; associating with the hyperlinked item a point on a page of a second physical document; storing in said hyperlink table absolute coordinates of the associated point; determining a position of a point pressed on a first opto-touch foil, the first opto-touch foil being aligned with the first physical document, said point corresponding to a position of the hyperlinked item on the page of the first physical document; and storing in the hyperlink table, the position of the point pressed, said hyperlink table comprising for the hyperlinked item, an indication of the position of the hyperlinked item on the page of the first physical document in terms of foil coordinates with respect to the first opto-touch foil.