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Shortcut enabled, context aware information management

  • US 7,904,467 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2007
  • Issued: 03/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A context aware, shortcut enabled method of presenting information through a user interface on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • selecting a context;

    wherein a context is one or more situational parameters that dictate the semantics of a shortcut, wherein selecting a context includes selecting a default context and selecting a display form in dependence upon the shortcut value, wherein displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device further comprises downloading the selected records to the client device for display in the display form;

    receiving a shortcut entered through the user interface, the shortcut having a associated with it a shortcut field name set comprising one or more shortcut field names;

    wherein a shortcut is an abbreviated form of user input;

    inferring from a context definition table, in dependence upon the context, a context table name and a context field name;

    selecting information records from an information database in dependence upon the context, the context table name, the shortcut fields names, and the context field name; and

    displaying selected records through the user interface on the client device.

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