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Lightweight reference user interface

  • US 20070073652A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2005
  • Published: 03/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing information associated with a selected item in an electronic document, comprising:

  • receiving a selection of an item contained in an electronic document;

    passing data representing the selected item to an information source;

    at the information source, parsing a data source for information associated with the selected item;

    returning the information associated with the selected item;

    displaying a user interface in the electronic document in proximity to the selected item; and

    displaying the information associated with the selected item in the user interface.

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