Shortcut Enabled, Context Aware Information Management
First Claim
1. A context aware, shortcut enabled method of presenting information through a user interface on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a context;
wherein a context is one or more situational parameters that dictate the semantics of a shortcut;
receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names;
wherein a shortcut is an abbreviated form of user input;
inferring from a context definition table, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name;
selecting information records from an information database in dependence upon the context, the context table name, the shortcut fields names, and the context field name; and
displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device.
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Abstract
A context aware, shortcut enabled system of presenting information through a user interface, implementing memory prostheses and context-oriented changes in meanings of shortcuts. Embodiments include selecting a context, receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names, and associating at least one context value to the context. Embodiments also include inferring, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name for a query, creating the query, selecting records from an information database by use of the query, whereby selected records are selected, and downloading the selected records to the client device for display.
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15 Claims
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1. A context aware, shortcut enabled method of presenting information through a user interface on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a context;
wherein a context is one or more situational parameters that dictate the semantics of a shortcut;
receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names;
wherein a shortcut is an abbreviated form of user input;
inferring from a context definition table, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name;
selecting information records from an information database in dependence upon the context, the context table name, the shortcut fields names, and the context field name; and
displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A context aware, shortcut enabled system of presenting information through a user interface on a client device, the system comprising:
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means for selecting a context, wherein a context is one or more situational parameters that dictate the semantics of a shortcut;
means for receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names, wherein a shortcut is an abbreviated form of user input;
means for inferring from a context definition table, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name;
means for selecting information records from an information database in dependence upon the context, the context table name, the shortcut fields names, and the context field name; and
means for displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A context aware, shortcut enabled computer program product of presenting information through a user interface on a client device, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a context, wherein a context is one or more situational parameters that dictate the semantics of a shortcut;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names, wherein a shortcut is an abbreviated form of user input;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for inferring from a context definition table, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting information records from an information database in dependence upon the context, the context table name, the shortcut fields names, and the context field name; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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