Integration toolbar
First Claim
1. A toolbar system comprising:
- a web-page access system that is configured to allow a user to navigate through a plurality of web-pages and to display a select web-page, a toolbar, operably coupled to the web-page access system, that is configured to;
obtain context information based on the select web-page, and provide some or all of the context information to one or more applications that are substantially independent of the select web-page.
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Abstract
A web-page based integration toolbar provides the context within which other information or applications are accessed. A toolbar on a user'"'"'s display is coupled to the currently displayed web-page, and provides contextual links to databases and applications based on the information currently displayed, or currently selected by the user. For example, the toolbar may contain a link to an inventory-control program, and may be configured to display of current inventory status of an item when the user selects the item on the user'"'"'s displayed web-page. At the same time, the toolbar may contain a link to an analysis application that provides a demographic profile of prior purchasers of the selected item, and/or provides a forecast of likely demand, based on seasonal factors and the like. By providing a toolbar that is configured to provide contextual information to one or more independent databases or applications, based on the context of the page that a user is currently viewing, these independent databases and applications can be easily and efficiently integrated using a common user interface that is relatively easy to comprehend
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20 Claims
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1. A toolbar system comprising:
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a web-page access system that is configured to allow a user to navigate through a plurality of web-pages and to display a select web-page, a toolbar, operably coupled to the web-page access system, that is configured to;
obtain context information based on the select web-page, and provide some or all of the context information to one or more applications that are substantially independent of the select web-page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of integrating a plurality of applications, comprising:
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providing a toolbar system for inclusion in a network browser, the toolbar system being configured to obtain context information from a web-page that is displayed by the network browser, and providing an editor that is configured to facilitate programming of the toolbar system to convey some or all of the context information to each of the plurality of applications. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program that is configured for execution on a computer system, so as to cause the computer system to:
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display a toolbar that is operably coupled to a web-page access system that is configured to display a select web-page, obtain context information from the select web-page, and communicate the context information from the select web-page to one or more applications identified by the toolbar. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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