Patent Document ID: 5576955
Application ID: 08480933

Base Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of proofreading a scanned document in a computer system comprising the steps of: generating a list of errors representing a plurality of errors detected in said scanned document; displaying simultaneously in separate display windows on said computer system said scanned document, said list of errors, and a proofreading screen containing proofreading functions; designating a first predetermined error in said list of errors within a first display window as a current error; locating and displaying said current error in said scanned document displayed in a second display window; optionally designating a second predetermined error in said list of errors within said first display window, said first and second predetermined errors establishing a group of errors when more than one entry in said list of errors within said first display window is designated; performing a proofreading function on said computer system on said current error when a proofreading function is selected for said first predetermined error; and performing a proofreading function on said computer system on said group of errors when said proofreading function is selected for said group of errors.

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Claim 6:
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a suggestion proofreading function is included in said proofreading screen, said method further including the steps of developing a respective correction selection for each entry in said list of errors corresponding to a predetermined error type, and respectively displaying said correction selections for said entries in said list of errors corresponding to said predetermined error type in response to the selection of said suggestion proofreading function when said correction suggestions for entries in said list of errors are not displayed.