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Method and apparatus expedited log-on to an application program

  • US 5,935,251 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1997
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for controlling a computer to automatically act upon information present in a window, said computer including a database which stores instances of data that define characteristics of plural windows which accept entered data, said method comprising the steps of:

  • a) monitoring programs executing on said computer and signalling occurrence of at least one event of a set of events, one of said set of events being a new activation of a window;

    b) in response to said signalling, determining if (i) said one event is a newly activated window and (ii) an identifier for said newly activated window;

    c) determining if descriptive data regarding said newly activated window matches an instance of window data in said database; and

    , if yesd) accessing an instance of said information and, under control of data from said instance of window data in said database, entering said instance of said information into said newly activated window to allow further processing to continue.

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