Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for generating and displaying attribute-enhanced documents. The present invention provides an attribute-enhanced document that reliably and continuously communicates contextual information that describes a property, characteristic, condition, or status associated with the document. In one embodiment, a system and method generate and display a document having one or more attributes that communicates contextual information with the contents of the document. The format of the attribute-enhanced document allows an interface to continuously and conspicuously display the contextual information with the document contents, even if the interface restricts the display of the document contents. Other embodiments allow the attribute-enhanced document to display a visual indicator or generate an audible signal to communicate a document's contextual information.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for generating and displaying attribute-enhanced documents and video data. The present invention provides an attribute-enhanced data format that reliably and continuously communicates contextual information that describes a property, characteristic, condition, or status associated with the content of a displayed document or video. In one embodiment, a system and method generates and displays a document or video data having one or more attributes that communicate information related to the contents of the document or video. The format of the attribute-enhanced data allows a display device to continuously and conspicuously display the contextual information with the contents. The attribute-enhanced format of the present invention allows users to identify a characteristic associated with a displayed video or document in a rapid and easy manner.