Method, System and Computer Readable Medium for Addressing Handling from an Operating System
First Claim
1. A method for providing information, for display on a client, related to text displayed by an application program running on the client, the method comprising:
- providing, in electronic data format, criteria for electronic analysis of the text being displayed on the client in order to identify at least one part of the text as being associated with information in an information source accessible by the client via the internet, the criteria being sufficient, when applied to the text, for the analysis to identify the at least one part of the text without any need for prior human designation of text comprising the at least one part;
making available, via the internet, a computer executable code mechanism for the application program displaying the text directing the application program to provide an input device to enable entry of an execute command at the client; and
responsive to receipt of the execute command, providing via the internet to the client the information retrieved from the information source for display in a window on the client using the computer executable code mechanism.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium for information handling within an operating system, including providing a record retrieval program; providing an input device within a window or screen of the operating system and configured to enter an execute command which initiates a record retrieval from local and remote information sources using the record retrieval program; using the record retrieval program to enter first information into search fields provided in the record retrieval program; entering the execute command using the input device after the step of entering the first information; searching, using the record retrieval program, the local and remote information sources for second information associated with the first information; and displaying the second information in the record retrieval program, when one of the local and remote information sources includes second information associated with the first information.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing information, for display on a client, related to text displayed by an application program running on the client, the method comprising:
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providing, in electronic data format, criteria for electronic analysis of the text being displayed on the client in order to identify at least one part of the text as being associated with information in an information source accessible by the client via the internet, the criteria being sufficient, when applied to the text, for the analysis to identify the at least one part of the text without any need for prior human designation of text comprising the at least one part; making available, via the internet, a computer executable code mechanism for the application program displaying the text directing the application program to provide an input device to enable entry of an execute command at the client; and responsive to receipt of the execute command, providing via the internet to the client the information retrieved from the information source for display in a window on the client using the computer executable code mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions which when loaded on at least one computer, establish processes for providing information, for display on a client, related to text displayed by an application program running on the client, the processes comprising:
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providing, in electronic data format, criteria for electronic analysis of the text being displayed on the client in order to identify at least one part of the text as being associated with information in an information source accessible by the client via the internet, the criteria being sufficient, when applied to the text, for the analysis to identify the at least one part of the text without any need for prior human designation of text comprising the at least one part; making available, via the internet, a computer executable code mechanism for the application program displaying the text, directing the application program to provide an input device to enable entry of an execute command at the client; and responsive to receipt of the execute command, providing via the internet to the client the information retrieved from the information source for display in a window on the client using the computer executable code mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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