METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A SET OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO A TRIGGERING ITEM
First Claim
1. A method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user, the method comprising:
- automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents; and
assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assembling a set of documents related to a triggering item. One embodiment of a method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user includes automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents, and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user, the method comprising:
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automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents; and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing an executable program for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user, where the program performs steps comprising:
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automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents; and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
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30. A system for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user, the system comprising:
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a query processor for automatically extracting a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents; and a set builder coupled to the query processor for assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
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