Automatically initiating a knowledge portal query from within a displayed document
First Claim
1. A system for automatically initiating a query of a knowledge portal from within a displayed document, the knowledge portal storing a plurality of objects linked by one or more relationships, the document displayed by a document viewer and comprising one or more words, the system comprising:
- a word designation module configured to receive a user designation of at least one word of the document;
an object identification module configured to automatically identify a single object within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least one designated word;
a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one additional object within the knowledge portal having a relationship with the single object, the at least one additional object comprising a non-navigational information item;
a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
a relationships display module configured to display to a user a representation of the one or more additional objects related to the single object and a relationship between the single object and each additional object.
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Abstract
A system for automatically initiating a query of a knowledge portal from within a displayed document includes a word designation module configured to receive a user designation of at least one word of the document; an object identification module configured to automatically identify a first object within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least one designated word; a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one additional object within the knowledge portal having a relationship with the first object; and a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for automatically initiating a query of a knowledge portal from within a displayed document, the knowledge portal storing a plurality of objects linked by one or more relationships, the document displayed by a document viewer and comprising one or more words, the system comprising:
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a word designation module configured to receive a user designation of at least one word of the document;
an object identification module configured to automatically identify a single object within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least one designated word;
a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one additional object within the knowledge portal having a relationship with the single object, the at least one additional object comprising a non-navigational information item;
a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
a relationships display module configured to display to a user a representation of the one or more additional objects related to the single object and a relationship between the single object and each additional object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
a marking detection module configured to permit a user to designate the at least one word by marking one or more words of the document.
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4. The system of claim 1, wherein the word designation module comprises:
a click detection module configured to permit a user to designate the at least one word by clicking on a word of the document.
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5. The system of claim 1, wherein the document comprises an image, the word designation module comprising:
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an image partitioning module configured to receive a user selection of at least a portion of the image; and
an optical character recognition (OCR) module configured to perform optical character recognition on the selected portion of the image to recognize therein the at least one designated word.
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6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a context-sensitive menu generation module configured to display, in response to receiving a user designation of a word, a context-sensitive menu including a user selectable option for initiating the query.
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7. The system of claim 6, wherein the context-sensitive menu is displayed in response to a user designating at least one word and clicking on a right mouse button.
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8. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationships display module is further configured to display to a user a representation of the relationship between the single object and the at least one additional object.
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9. The system of claim 1, wherein the document viewer is configured to display the document in a first window and the relationships display module is configured to display the representation of the at least one additional object in a second window on a common display device.
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10. A computer-implemented method for automatically initiating a query of a knowledge portal from within a displayed document, the knowledge portal storing a plurality of objects linked by one or more relationships, the document displayed by a document viewer and comprising one or more words, the method comprising:
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receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document;
automatically identifying a single object within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least one designated word;
automatically formulating a query for identifying at least one additional object within the knowledge portal having a relationship with the single object, the at least one additional object comprising a non-navigational information item;
automatically directing the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
displaying to a user a representation of the one or more additional objects related to the single object and a relationship between the single object and each additional object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
permitting a user to designate the at least one word by marking one or more words of the document.
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13. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document comprises:
permitting a user to designate the at least one word by clicking on a word of the document.
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14. The method of claim 10, wherein the document comprises an image, and wherein receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document comprises:
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receiving a user selection of a portion of the image; and
performing optical character recognition on the selected portion of the image to recognize therein the at least one designated word.
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15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a user designation of a word, a context-sensitive menu including a user selectable option for initiating the query.
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16. The method of claim 15, wherein the context-sensitive menu is displayed in response to a user designating at least one word and clicking on a right mouse button.
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17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
displaying to a user a representation of the relationship between the single object and the at least one additional object.
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18. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying to a user a representation of the at least one additional object related to the first object comprises:
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displaying the document in a first window; and
displaying the representation of the at least one additional object in a second window on a common display device.
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19. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a processor and embodying one or more instructions executable by the processor to perform a computer-implemented method for automatically initiating a query of a knowledge portal from within a displayed document, the knowledge portal storing a plurality of objects linked by one or more relationships, the document displayed by a document viewer and comprising one or more words, the method comprising:
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receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document;
automatically identifying a single object within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least one designated word;
automatically formulating a query for identifying at least one additional object within the knowledge portal having a relationship with the single objects the at least one additional object comprising a non-navigational information item;
automatically directing the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
displaying to a user a representation of the one or more additional objects related to the single object and a relationship between the single object and each additional object.- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
permitting a user to designate the at least one word by marking one or more words of the document.
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22. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document comprises:
permitting a user to designate the at least one word by clicking on a word of the document.
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23. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein the document comprises an image, and wherein receiving a user designation of at least one word of the document comprises:
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receiving a user selection of a portion of the image; and
performing optical character recognition on the selected portion of the image to recognize therein the at least one designated word.
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24. The article of manufacture of claim 19, further comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a user designation of a word, a context-sensitive menu including a user selectable option for initiating the query.
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25. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the context-sensitive menu is displayed in response to a user designating at least one word and clicking on a right mouse button.
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26. The article of manufacture of claim 19, further comprising:
displaying to a user a representation of the relationship between the single object and the at least one additional object.
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27. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein displaying to a user a representation of the at least one additional object related to the first object comprises:
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displaying the document in a first window; and
displaying the representation of the at least one additional object in a second window on a common display device.
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