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 two words of the document;
an object identification module configured to automatically identify at least two objects within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least two designated words;
a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one relationship within the knowledge portal linking the at least two objects;
a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
a connections display module configured to display to a user the relationship between the at least two objects.
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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 two words of the document; an object identification module configured to automatically identify at least two objects within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least two designated words; a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one relationship within the knowledge portal linking the at least two objects; and a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query.
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30 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 two words of the document;
an object identification module configured to automatically identify at least two objects within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least two designated words;
a query formulation module configured to automatically formulate a query for identifying at least one relationship within the knowledge portal linking the at least two objects;
a query initiation module configured to automatically direct the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
a connections display module configured to display to a user the relationship between the at least two objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
a marking detection module configured to permit a user to designate the at least two words by marking two 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 two words by clicking on two or more words 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 at least two portions of the image; and
an optical character recognition (OCR) module configured to perform optical character recognition on the selected portions of the image to recognize therein the at least two designated words.
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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 two words of the document and clicking on a right mouse button.
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8. The system of claim 1, wherein the connections display module is configured to display a representation of the relationship between the at least two objects.
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9. The system of claim 8, wherein the relationships display module is further configured to display to a user a representation of the at least two objects.
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10. The system of claim 8, wherein the document viewer is configured to display the document in a first window and the connections display module is configured to display the representation of the relationship between the at least two objects in a second window on a common display device.
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11. 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 two words of the document;
automatically identifying at least two objects within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least two designated words;
automatically formulating a query for identifying at least one relationship within the knowledge portal linking the at least two objects;
automatically directing the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
displaying to a user the relationship between the at least two objects. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
permitting a user to designate the at least two words by marking two or more words of the document.
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14. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving a user designation of at least two words of the document comprises:
permitting a user to designate the at least two words by clicking on at least two words of the document.
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15. The method of claim 11, wherein the document comprises an image, and wherein receiving a user designation of at least two words of the document comprises:
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receiving a user selection of at least two portions of the image; and
performing optical character recognition on the selected portions of the image to recognize therein the at least two designated words.
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16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a user designation of at least two words, a context-sensitive menu including a user selectable option for initiating the query.
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17. The method of claim 16, wherein the context-sensitive menu is displayed in response to a user designating at least two words of the document and clicking on a right mouse button.
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18. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the relationship comprises displaying a representation of the relationship between the at least two objects.
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19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
displaying to a user a representation of the at least two objects.
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20. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying to a user a representation of the relationship between the at least two objects comprises:
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displaying the document in a first window; and
displaying the representation of the relationship between the at least two objects in a second window on a common display device.
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21. 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 two words of the document;
automatically identifying at least two objects within the knowledge portal corresponding to the at least two designated words;
automatically formulating a query for identifying at least one relationship within the knowledge portal between the at least two objects;
automatically directing the knowledge portal to initiate the query; and
displaying to a user the relationship between the at least two objects. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
permitting a user to designate the at least two words by marking two or more words of the document.
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24. The article of manufacture of claim 21, wherein receiving a user designation of at least two words of the document comprises:
permitting a user to designate the at least two words by clicking on two or more words of the document.
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25. The article of manufacture of claim 21, wherein the document comprises an image, and wherein receiving a user designation of at least two words of the document comprises:
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receiving a user selection of at least two portions of the image; and
performing optical character recognition on the selected portions of the image to recognize therein the at least two designated words.
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26. The article of manufacture of claim 21, further comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a user designation of at least two words of the document, a context-sensitive menu including a user selectable option for initiating the query.
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27. The article of manufacture of claim 26, wherein the context-sensitive menu is displayed in response to a user designating at least two words of the document and clicking on a right mouse button.
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28. The article of manufacture of claim 21, wherein displaying the relationship comprises displaying a representation of the relationship between the at least two objects.
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29. The article of manufacture of claim 28, the method further comprising:
displaying to a user a representation of the at least two objects.
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30. The article of manufacture of claim 28, wherein displaying to a user a representation of the relationship between the at least two objects comprises:
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displaying the document in a first window; and
displaying the representation of the relationship between the at least two objects in a second window on a common display device.
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