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Enter-then-act input handling

  • US 8,020,114 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2002
  • Issued: 09/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:

  • receiving an input and displaying an input in an input window of a first application;

    running a set of one or more secondary applications in response to the input;

    computing a set of one or more tentative outputs corresponding to the set of one or more secondary applications in response to the input; and

    calculating a priority rating for each of the one or more secondary applications in response to the set of one or more corresponding tentative outputs and the input, the priority rating indicating how pertinent the input was to a corresponding secondary application, wherein the calculating a priority rating further includes generating a high rating if the corresponding secondary application ran successfully with the input, and a medium rating if the corresponding secondary application ran successfully with the input and requiring additional user intervention.

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