Techniques of document annotation according to subsequent citation
A method for presenting expressed principles of a first document according to the impact of subsequent commentary is provided. Principles of the first document that subsequent documents agree with are presented in a common, recognizable manner, such as highlighting. Principles of the first document that subsequent documents disagree with are presented in a different common, recognizable manner, such as another type if highlighting. Associated labels variably appear when the user indicates interest in a particular principle of the first document, and explain the affect of subsequent commentary on that particular principle with hyperlinks to the subject subsequent document, and provide a ranking score for the importance of the subsequent commentary. A separate indicia indicates a ranking of the validity of the first document, based on the ranking and number of subsequent commentary that agrees with and disagrees with the principles in the first document.
1 . A method for presenting principles within a document according to the impact of subsequent commentary, comprising the following steps:
Reviewing more than one principle of said document;
Reviewing available subsequent commentary relating to said more than one principle;
Presenting said more than one principle with an aesthetic indicator relaying to a user the impact of subsequent commentary.
2 . The method of claim 1 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a group of text-highlighting colors, one color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
3 . The method of claim 1 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a set of textual fonts, one font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third font of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of creating a key explaining the significance of each aesthetic indicator.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of creating an informational window explaining the impact of subsequent commentary on said more than one principle.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of presenting said informational window to a user upon the user indicating interest in said more than one principle.
7 . The method of claim 6 , in which the user indicating interest in said more than one principle comprises hovering a cursor on or near each said principle.
8 . A method for presenting principles within a document according to the impact of subsequent commentary, comprising the following steps:
Reviewing each principle of said document;
Reviewing available subsequent commentary relating to said each principle;
Presenting said each principle with an aesthetic indicator relaying to a user the impact of subsequent commentary.
9 . The method of claim 8 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a group of text-highlighting colors, one color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
10 . The method of claim 8 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a set of textual fonts, one font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third font of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of creating a key explaining the significance of each aesthetic indicator.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of creating an informational window explaining the impact of subsequent commentary on said each principle.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of presenting said informational window to a user upon the user indicating interest in said each principle.
14 . The method of claim 13 , in which the user indicating interest in said each principle comprises hovering a cursor on or near each said principle.
15 . A presentation of a document comprising aesthetic indicators of the impact of subsequent commentary on more than one principle of said document.
16 . The presentation of a document of claim 15 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a group of text-highlighting colors, one color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary
17 . The presentation of a document of claim 15 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a set of textual fonts, one font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third font of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary
18 . A presentation of a document comprising aesthetic indicators of the impact of subsequent commentary on each principle of said document.
19 . The presentation of a document of claim 18 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a group of text-highlighting colors, one color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second color of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
20 . The presentation of a document of claim 18 , in which the aesthetic indicators comprise a set of textual fonts, one font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to negative commentary, a second font of which corresponds to principles that have been subject to positive commentary, and a third font of which corresponds to principles that have not been the subject of substantial positive or negative commentary.
21 . A method of document presentation comprising an evaluation of said document according to the number and authority of subsequent negative and positive commentary on each principle of said document.
22 . A graphical user interface presenting a document in which a user may indicate interest in a particular principle of the document and the user is presented with an informational window explaining the impact of subsequent commentary on said particular principle.