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Details

Inventors: Kaghazian, Leila;
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL)
Primary Examiner: Ramakrishnaiah; Melur
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Heuvelman; Jeroen

A user of a handheld communication device selects in a foreground process portions of an electronic document. In a background process a new document is prepared that comprises the selected portions. The user selects the address for forwarding the new document, and the new document gets sent in a background process.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A software application for enabling a user to operate on an electronic document, wherein: the application enables the user in a foreground process to select a portion of information content of the document; the application prepares in a background process a new electronic document based on the selected portion, including collecting pointers associated with the selected portion and a reference to the document; the application enables the user in a foreground process to specify a processing of the new document; and the application processes the new document in a background process as specified by the user.
2.
The application of claim 1, wherein: the document comprises an email message; the new document comprises a new email message; and the processing comprises sending the new email message.
3.
The application of claim 2, wherein the user has an option of adding an annotation to the new email message before the sending.
4.
The application of claim 1, wherein: the electronic document comprises a Web page; and the new electronic document comprises a file with an identification of the selected portion.
5.
The application of claim 4, wherein the processing comprises sending an email message that enables a receiver to perceive the Web page wherein the selected portion is distinguished.
6.
The application of claim 4, wherein: the application enables the user to add an annotation to the new document; and the annotation gets rendered when a pointer is positioned within a predetermined area of the Web page when rendered under control of the file.
7.
A data processing device comprising a software application for enabling a user to operate on an electronic document, wherein: the application enables the user in a foreground process to select a portion of information content of the document; the application prepares in a background process a new electronic document based on the selected portion, including collecting pointers associated with the selected portion and a reference to the document; the application enables the user in a foreground process to specify a processing of the new document; and the application processes the new document in a background process as specified by the user

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