Patent Document ID: 5539427
Application ID: 08187803

Base Claim:
1. A method for indexing at least one segment of at least one stored document, said method comprising the steps of: displaying a first document on a display; selecting a first segment from said displayed first document using a selecting device, said first segment having first coordinates and bounds; selecting a first index from storage; storing said first coordinates and bounds of said first segment in said first index; retrieving said first index, said first index containing said coordinates and bounds of said first segment; and displaying said first segment as an indexing entry within said first index by using said coordinates and bounds of said first segment to retrieve said first segment from said first document.

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Claim 8:
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said coordinates are the (x,y) coordinates of a single vertex of said first segment, and said bounds are the height and width of said first segment.