US5873107A
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System for automatically retrieving information relevant to text being authored
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1996-03-29
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Granted: 1999-02-16
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Expires: 2016-03-29
Abstract
Abstract Text entry and information retrieval are combined in such a way as to automatically offer an author continuous retrieval of information potentially relevant to the text he is authoring. The author enters text in one portion of the user interface. Keywords are extracted from the text as the author enters them and are used as query words for an information retrieval mechanism to a document collection. Those queries return relevant information from the document collection in a second portion of the user interface. The user can then read or ignore the returned information or he can select the returned information to view the full context from which it came.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D. Borovoy
- 👤 Michael J. Graves
- 👤 Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
- 👤 Sunil Vemuri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/33; G06F16/332; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/274; G06F16/34; G06F16/345; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A text authoring system comprising: a data input client for authoring text; a keyword extractor for extracting a keyword from the authored text; an information source; a search engine for querying the information source using the extracted keyword; and, a return of the results of the search engine querying the information source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
A text authoring system comprising: a data input client for authoring text; a keyword extractor for extracting a keyword from the authored text; an information source; a search engine for querying the information source using the extracted keyword; and, a return of the results of the search engine querying the information source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the data input client for authoring text is a text processing program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the data input client for authoring text is a voice-to-text processing program.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the keyword extractor for extracting a keyword from the authored text makes keyword determinations based on words of the authored text.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the keyword extractor for extracting a keyword from the authored text makes keyword determinations based on words in the information source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the keyword extractor for extracting a keyword from the authored text makes keyword determinations based on both words of the authored text and on words in the information source.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the information source is a collection of stored documents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the collection of stored documents comprises documents previously authored by the user of the text authoring system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the collection of stored documents comprises image oriented documents.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the collection of stored documents is accessible by an electronic network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the search engine for querying the information source using the extracted keyword uses the extracted keyword to query the information source based on frequency of occurrence of the keyword within the information source.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the return of the results of the search engine querying the information source displays a portion of a document returned from the information source.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 12 wherein the portion of the document returned from the information source comprises a portion of text from the document including the extracted keyword.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 12 wherein the portion of the document returned from the information source comprises information about the document.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the return of the results of the search engine querying the information source displays an iconic display indicating returned results.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the return of the results of the search engine querying the information source generates a sound indicating returned results.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the return of the results of the search engine querying the information source are saved with the authored text.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of authoring text in a computer system comprising the following steps: entering a portion of the text being authored; identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of authoring text in a computer system comprising the following steps: entering a portion of the text being authored; identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the portion of text being authored is entered via a text processing program.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the portion of text being authored is entered via a voice-to-text processing program.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 18 wherein identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored is based on words of the authored text.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 18 wherein identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored is based on words in the information source.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 18 wherein identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored is based on both words of the authored text and on words in the information source.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the information source is a collection of stored documents.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the collection of stored documents comprises documents previously authored by the user of the text authoring system.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the collection of stored documents comprises image oriented documents.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the collection of stored documents is accessed over an electronic network.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the information source is searched using the extracted keyword based on frequency of occurrence of the keyword within the information source.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 24 wherein returning the portion of a potentially relevant document comprises displaying text from the potentially relevant document.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 24 wherein returning the portion of a potentially relevant document comprises displaying information about the potentially relevant document.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 24 wherein returning the portion of a potentially relevant document comprises a graphical display.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 24 wherein returning the portion of a potentially relevant document comprises generating a sound indicating returned results.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising saving the returned portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source with the text being authored.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
64 words
A program storage medium having a program stored therein for causing a computer to perform the steps of: entering a portion of text being authored; identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
64 words
A program storage medium having a program stored therein for causing a computer to perform the steps of: entering a portion of text being authored; identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
62 words
A computer-based system for authoring text comprising: means for entering a portion of the text being authored; means for identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; means for searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, means for returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
62 words
A computer-based system for authoring text comprising: means for entering a portion of the text being authored; means for identifying a keyword in the entered portion of the text being authored; means for searching an information source for potentially relevant documents using the identified keyword; and, means for returning a portion of a potentially relevant document retrieved from the searched information source.
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