METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN APPLICATIONS ON A COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of enabling the sharing of information between a first application and a second application on a computing device, comprising:
- receiving a global search request through the first application;
in response to the reception of the global search request, prompting for a search term from a user;
receiving the search term;
based on the received search term, automatically presenting one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with the second application for selection by the user;
receiving the selection of at least one of the candidate elements; and
linking the selected candidate element with the first application such that a user may access the selected candidate element from the first application.
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling the sharing of information between a first application and a second application on a computing device are described herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a global search request through the first application and—in response to the reception of the global search request—prompting for a search term from a user. The method further includes the steps of receiving the search term and—based on the received search term—automatically presenting one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with the second application for selection by the user. In addition, the method includes the steps of receiving the selection of at least one of the candidate elements and linking the selected candidate element with the first application such that a user may access the selected candidate element from the first application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of enabling the sharing of information between a first application and a second application on a computing device, comprising:
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receiving a global search request through the first application; in response to the reception of the global search request, prompting for a search term from a user; receiving the search term; based on the received search term, automatically presenting one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with the second application for selection by the user; receiving the selection of at least one of the candidate elements; and linking the selected candidate element with the first application such that a user may access the selected candidate element from the first application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of presenting a linked element at a computing device, comprising:
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via a first application in an active state, receiving a global search request that includes a first search term; in response to the reception of the global search request, automatically determining corresponding candidate elements from a set of elements accessible to the computing device, wherein the candidate elements correspond to the first search term and are associated with one or more other applications in non-active states; presenting at least a portion of the candidate elements for selection by a user; receiving a user selection of at least one of the candidate elements; generating a selectable link for the first application such that when the selectable link is selected, access to information related to the other application with which the candidate element is associated is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computing device configured to present a linked element, comprising:
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a display unit, wherein the display unit is configured to; selectively present prompts for user input; and selectively present elements and links for selection by the user; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; cause, in response to reception of a global search request at the computing device and through a first application, the display to present a prompt for a search term; perform an automatic comparison based on the search term to generate one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with other applications; cause the display unit to present the candidate elements for selection by the user; and based on a selection of one or more of the candidate elements by the user, generate a link to at least the selected candidate element such that selection of the link through the first application causes access to the selected candidate element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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