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SERVICE ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS

  • US 20130005313A1
  • Filed: 09/13/2012
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of accessing information stored remotely from a user appliance, comprising:

  • a) providing an appliance;

    b) indicating at least the initial symbols of an input string;

    c) entering a delimiter key having a service context to provide a request to a service provider and to provide the input string to the service provider;

    d) transmitting the request and the input string to the service provider specified by the service context of the delimiter key;

    e) receiving the transmitted input string and comparing the input string to a database;

    f) identifying entries in the database that match the input string to provide matched entries;

    g) arranging matched entries in an ordered list; and

    h) transmitting the ordered list to the appliance.

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