METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE ONTO E-MAIL
First Claim
1. A method of serving a web application to an application running on a user terminal, said method comprising:
- receiving, at a server serving the web application, information indicating items selected by a user operation;
identifying, at the server, a format of the items selected; and
providing, to the user terminal, information indicating at least one entry for a context menu for the web application to be displayed at the user terminal based on the identified format of the selected items, wherein the context menu comprises a set of entries corresponding to one or more executable functions.
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Abstract
A method of providing dynamic services for web applications, such as e-mail, is disclosed. When a user selects text or an item, the selection is analyzed for the presence of various formats or patterns. For example, the items selected or highlighted by the user may be identified as a name, an address, a date, a location, etc. Based on the formats or patterns, various connection functions may then be provided to the user. The connection functions may be provided in the form of various menus, such as a context menu, a right-click menu, a pop-up window, and the like. In addition, the entries of the menu may be dynamically maintained depending on the nature of the items'"'"' formats or patterns.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of serving a web application to an application running on a user terminal, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a server serving the web application, information indicating items selected by a user operation; identifying, at the server, a format of the items selected; and providing, to the user terminal, information indicating at least one entry for a context menu for the web application to be displayed at the user terminal based on the identified format of the selected items, wherein the context menu comprises a set of entries corresponding to one or more executable functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of interfacing a web application from a user terminal, said method comprising:
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detecting, at the user terminal, a user operation selecting items displayed at the user terminal; sending, to a web server serving the web application, information indicating the selected items; receiving, from the web server, information that indicates at least one entry in a context menu to be displayed at the user terminal, wherein the at least one entry corresponds to a format of the selected items that is identified by the web server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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