CONTEXT SENSITIVE EXTENSIONS FOR EXISTING APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for adding context sensitive extensions to existing system applications, comprising:
- simultaneously displaying on a computer screen the respective user interfaces for an application of an existing system and a side panel application of a content system;
extracting contents from at least one on-screen field of the existing system application according to a database table in the content system; and
transferring the extracted contents to the side panel application;
wherein;
at least one user selectable content display application running within the side panel application reads additional content from the existing system based on the extracted contents; and
the at least one user selectable content display application displays at least one of the read contents in at least one content display application user interface within the side panel application user interface displayed on the computer screen.
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Abstract
A side panel application includes a user interface that is simultaneously displayed on a computer screen alongside the user interface for an application of an existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The side panel application can add context sensitive extensions to the ERP system application which allow for the integration of additional functionality into the ERP system. The ERP system application displays content on the computer screen and certain on-screen content is transferred to the side panel application. A content display application running within the side panel application reads additional content from the ERP system based on the transferred contents and displays information that is context sensitive, i.e. based on the transferred or read content, in the side panel application user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for adding context sensitive extensions to existing system applications, comprising:
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simultaneously displaying on a computer screen the respective user interfaces for an application of an existing system and a side panel application of a content system; extracting contents from at least one on-screen field of the existing system application according to a database table in the content system; and transferring the extracted contents to the side panel application; wherein; at least one user selectable content display application running within the side panel application reads additional content from the existing system based on the extracted contents; and the at least one user selectable content display application displays at least one of the read contents in at least one content display application user interface within the side panel application user interface displayed on the computer screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method for adding context sensitive extensions to existing system applications, comprising:
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simultaneously displaying on a computer screen the respective user interfaces for an application of an existing system and a side panel application of a content system; extracting contents from at least one on-screen field of the existing system application according to a database table in the content system; and transferring the extracted contents to the side panel application; wherein; at least one user selectable content display application running within the side panel application reads additional content from the existing system based on the extracted contents; and the at least one user selectable content display application displays at least one of the read contents in at least one content display application user interface within the side panel application user interface displayed on the computer screen.
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15. A system for adding context sensitive extensions to existing system applications, comprising:
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a display device including a computer screen; and a processor configured to; simultaneously display on the computer screen the respective user interfaces for an application of an existing system and a side panel application of a content system; extract contents from at least one on-screen field of the existing system application according to a data base table in the content system; and transfer the extracted contents to the side panel application; wherein; at least one user selectable content display application running within the side panel application reads additional content from the existing system based on the extracted contents; and the at least one user selectable content display application displays at least one of the read contents in at least one content display application user interface within the side panel application user interface displayed on the computer screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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