Patent ID: 8055994

Claim:
A method performed by a computer system, comprising: storing an electronic version of a paper, the electronic version being displayable on a display device as a likeness of the paper, the likeness preserving the appearance of a printed version of a the paper; at a first location within the electronic version, detecting a reference to a second location, wherein the second location is external to the likeness of the paper, and wherein the detected reference at the first location is associated with a portion displayed in the likeness, and wherein the detected reference at the first location is other than alphanumeric characters of the associated portion of the likeness; and in response to the detected reference at the first location, embedding a hyperlink within the associated portion displayed in the likeness, wherein the displayed portion of the likeness is highlighted to identify the displayed portion to a user as being associated with the second location, the hyperlink is selectable by the user in association with the displayed portion of the likeness to cause retrieval of content from the second location and the displaying of content retrieved from the second location on the display device in association with the portion of the likeness.