SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACCESSING INTERNET INFORMATION FROM A LOCAL APPLICATION ON A HANDHELD INTERNET APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A system for automatically accessing Internet information from a first local application on a handheld Internet appliance, the system comprising:
- a software plug-in configured to automatically launch a second local application from the first local application, configured to automatically save information from a web site into a local database associated with the first local application, and configured to create links to the second local application and the web site;
a user interface in the first local application to enable a user to launch the second local application from the first local application, the user interface comprising a button to display a menu with links to the second local application; and
the local database having the automatically saved information from the web site stored therein.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically accessing Internet information and local applications from another local application on a handheld Internet appliance is provided. The systems and methods of the present invention consist of a software solution that enables users of handheld Internet appliances to interact with the Internet and other local applications from any local application in the handheld Internet appliance. Each local application is equipped with a user interface to enable users quick and easy access to Internet information and other local applications.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for automatically accessing Internet information from a first local application on a handheld Internet appliance, the system comprising:
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a software plug-in configured to automatically launch a second local application from the first local application, configured to automatically save information from a web site into a local database associated with the first local application, and configured to create links to the second local application and the web site;
a user interface in the first local application to enable a user to launch the second local application from the first local application, the user interface comprising a button to display a menu with links to the second local application; and
the local database having the automatically saved information from the web site stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for automatically accessing Internet information from a first local application on a handheld Internet appliance, the system comprising:
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a software plug-in to automatically launch a second local application and a web site from the first local application and configured to create links to the second local application and the web sites using information in a database of the system;
a user interface in the first local application to enable a user to launch the second local application and the web site from the first local application, the user interface comprising a button to display a menu with links to the second local application and the web site; and
a database programmed to store the information required to create the links in the user interface, wherein the database comprises a plurality of data fields and a plurality of data records associated with the information required to create the links in the user interface and the data fields comprise;
an action type data field;
an action name data field;
an action context data field;
an action URL data field; and
an action application data field. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for automatically launching a plurality of local applications and a plurality of web sites from an already open local application on a handheld Internet appliance, the method comprising:
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providing a software plug-in to automatically launch the plurality of local applications and the plurality of web sites from the already open local application and to obtain information required by the plurality of local applications and the plurality of web sites from another web site;
providing a user interface in the already open local application to enable a user to launch the plurality of local applications and the plurality of web sites from the already open local application, the user interface comprising a button to display a menu with links to each of the local applications from the plurality of local applications and each of the web sites from the plurality of web sites; and
providing a database programmed to store the information required to create the links in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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