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Web-based information retrieval
Assignee: Answers Corp
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Filing: 1999-08-23
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Granted: 2003-02-11
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Expires: 2019-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A method for retrieving information, including designating at least one word appearing in a display of a body of text generated by a first computer. Responsive to the designation, the at least one designated word is automatically transmitted via a network to a second computer. Data relating to the at least one designated word are received from the second computer.
Inventors
- 👤 Bob Rosenschein
- 👤 Jeff Schneiderman
- 👤 Daniel Brief
- 👤 Naama Bamberger
- 👤 Gil Reich
- 👤 Uri Bernstein
- 👤 Tamar Rosen
- 👤 Asher Szmulewicz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:41
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0253; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/33; G06F16/332; G06Q30/0277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 142
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method for retrieving information, comprising: designating at least one word appearing in a display of a body of text generated by a first computer, drawing at least one context-indicator from the body of text; responsive to the designation, automatically transmitting the at least one designated word via a network to a second computer; and receiving data relating to the meaning of the at least one designated word from the second computer, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating the context-indicator.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for retrieving information, comprising: designating at least one word appearing in a display of a body of text generated by a first computer, drawing at least one context-indicator from the body of text; responsive to the designation, automatically transmitting the at least one designated word via a network to a second computer; and receiving data relating to the meaning of the at least one designated word from the second computer, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating the context-indicator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the body of text is not stored by the second computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one designated word does not have a hyperlink directly associated therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the data comprises receiving data generated automatically by the second computer responsive to the transmission of the at least one designated word.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise electronic commerce data, selected responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise an advertisement selected responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise a hyperlink, selected responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the network comprises the Internet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the network comprises an intranet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a display of a computer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a display of the first computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the display shows a television program, and wherein the body of text is generated responsive to content of the program.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , and comprising displaying a first portion of the data having a first quality in a first region of the display, and displaying a second portion of the data having a second quality in a second region of the display.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise video data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise audio data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein designating comprises receiving a designation made by a user, and wherein receiving the data comprises the user receiving a request for a hyperlink to a site preferred by the user.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein designating comprises receiving a designation made by a first user, and wherein receiving the data comprises receiving an offer to enable communications between the first user and a second user responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 17 , wherein the communications comprise a chat group.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , and comprising transmitting a context-indicating word, drawn from the body of text, wherein receiving data comprises receiving data responsive to the context-indicating word.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 19 , wherein the context-indicating word comprises a plurality of context-indicating words.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 19 , wherein the context-indicating word is selected responsive to a grammatical analysis of a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 19 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a position in the body of text non-adjacent to the at least one designated word.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 22 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a document title associated with the body of text.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 22 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a different sentence in the body of text from a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise dynamic data, drawn from a dynamically-changing database responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 25 , wherein the dynamic data comprise financial data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 25 , wherein the dynamic data comprise sports data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 25 , wherein the dynamic data comprise weather data.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 25 , wherein the dynamic data comprise a news report.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprise reference information responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 30 , wherein the reference information comprises a thesaurus entry responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 30 , wherein the reference information comprises an encyclopedia entry responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 30 , wherein the reference information comprises a dictionary entry responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 30 , wherein the reference information comprises a translation responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 , wherein designating comprises designating with a pointing device.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 35 , wherein designating comprises causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 35 , wherein designating comprises causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 35 , wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said designating comprises designating, with a pointing device, at least one word by causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 39 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 39 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 wherein said designating comprises designating, with a pointing device, at least one word by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 42 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 42 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 45 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 45 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for providing information comprising: providing a program routine to a host computer, which transmits to a server via a network at least one word designated in a body of text shown on a display of the host computer, the transmission being executed automatically responsive to the designation wherein the body of text is not generated by the server; drawing at least one context-indicator from the body of text; receiving the at least one transmitted word at the server; and transmitting from the server to the host computer data relating to the meaning of the at least one transmitted word, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating the context-indicator.
Claim 52
Independent Claim
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A method for providing information comprising: providing a program routine to a host computer, which transmits to a server via a network at least one word designated in a body of text shown on a display of the host computer, the transmission being executed automatically responsive to the designation wherein the body of text is not generated by the server; drawing at least one context-indicator from the body of text; receiving the at least one transmitted word at the server; and transmitting from the server to the host computer data relating to the meaning of the at least one transmitted word, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating the context-indicator.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein the at least one designated word does not have a hyperlink directly associated therewith.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein transmitting the data from the server comprises transmitting data generated automatically by the server responsive to receiving the at least one transmitted word.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein the display shows a television program, and wherein the body of text is generated responsive to content of the program.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein the data comprise video data.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein transmitting data from the server comprises transmitting a request for a hyperlink to a preferred site.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein the at least one word is designated by a first user, and wherein transmitting data from the server comprises transmitting an offer to enable communications between the first user and a second user responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , and comprising receiving from the host computer a context-indicating word, drawn from the body of text, wherein transmitting data from the server comprises transmitting data responsive to the context-indicating word.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 57 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a position in the body of text non-adjacent to the at least one designated word.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 57 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a different sentence in the body of text from a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 , wherein the data comprise dynamic data, drawn from a dynamically-changing database responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 50 , wherein the data comprise reference information responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 50 , wherein the at least one word is designated with a pointing device.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 62 , wherein providing the program routine comprises causing the host computer to execute a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 62 , wherein providing the program routine comprises causing the host computer to execute an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 62 , wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program running on the host computer includes the body of text, and wherein providing the program routine comprises causing the host computer to execute an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 wherein the host computer transmits at least one word designated with a pointing device by causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 66 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 66 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 50 wherein the at least one word designated with a pointing device by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 69 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 69 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 wherein the host computer transmits at least one word designated, with a pointing device, wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 72 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 72 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 50 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 50 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product for retrieving information, the program having computer-readable program instructions embodied therein, which instructions are read by a host computer, causing the computer to automatically transmit via a network to a second computer at least one word that is designated on a display of the host computer in a body of text generated by a source other than the second computer, and to receive and display data relating to the meaning of the at least one designated word from the second computer, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating a context indicator drawn from the body of text.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product for retrieving information, the program having computer-readable program instructions embodied therein, which instructions are read by a host computer, causing the computer to automatically transmit via a network to a second computer at least one word that is designated on a display of the host computer in a body of text generated by a source other than the second computer, and to receive and display data relating to the meaning of the at least one designated word from the second computer, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating a context indicator drawn from the body of text.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein the body of text is not stored by the second computer.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein the at least one designated word does not have a hyperlink directly associated therewith.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein receiving the data comprises receiving data generated automatically by the second computer responsive to the transmission of the at least one designated word.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein designating comprises receiving a designation made by a user, and wherein receiving the data comprises the user receiving a request for a hyperlink to a site preferred by the user.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein at least one word is designated by a first user, and wherein receiving the data comprises receiving an offer to enable communications between the first user and a second user responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein the data comprise dynamic data, drawn from a dynamically-changing database responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein the host computer transmits to the second computer a context-indicating word, drawn from the body of text, and wherein receiving data comprises receiving data responsive to the context-indicating word.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 84 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a position in the body of text non-adjacent to the at least one designated word.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 84 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a different sentence in the body of text from a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 77 , wherein the at least one word is designated by a pointing device.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 87 , wherein the host computer executes a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word responsive to use of the pointing device.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 87 , wherein the host computer executes an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word responsive to use of the pointing device.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
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A product according to claim 87 , wherein a World Wide Web page displayed on the display by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein the host computer executes an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 77 which causes the computer to automatically transmit, via a network to the second computer, at least one word that is designated with a pointing device, by causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 95
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 91 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 96
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 91 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 97
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 77 which causes the computer to automatically transmit, via a network to the second computer, at least one word that is designated with a pointing device, by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 98
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 94 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 99
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 94 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 100
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 77 which causes the computer to automatically transmit, via the network to the second computer, at least one word that is designated, with a pointing device, wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 101
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 97 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 102
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 97 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 103
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 77 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 104
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 77 wherein said second computer comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 105
Independent Claim
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A system for providing information to a host, the system comprising: a network; and a server, which receives via the network at least one word that is designated in a body of text shown on a display of the host, the at least one designated word being transmitted from the host to the server automatically responsive to the designation, and transmits to the host data relating to the meaning of the at least one transmitted word, wherein the body of text is not generated by the server, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating a context indicator drawn from the body of text.
Claim 106
Independent Claim
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A system for providing information to a host, the system comprising: a network; and a server, which receives via the network at least one word that is designated in a body of text shown on a display of the host, the at least one designated word being transmitted from the host to the server automatically responsive to the designation, and transmits to the host data relating to the meaning of the at least one transmitted word, wherein the body of text is not generated by the server, wherein the meaning of the at least one designated word is determined at least partly by evaluating a context indicator drawn from the body of text.
Claim 107
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 , wherein the at least one designated word does not have a hyperlink directly associated therewith.
Claim 108
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 , wherein the display shows a television program, and wherein the body of text is generated responsive to content of the program.
Claim 109
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 , wherein the server receives from the host a context-indicating word, drawn from the body of text, and wherein the server transmits the data responsive to the context-indicating word.
Claim 110
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 , wherein the data comprise dynamic data, drawn from a dynamically-changing database responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 111
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 , wherein the data comprise reference information responsive to the at least one designated word.
Claim 112
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 wherein the server receives via the network at least one word that is designated with a pointing device by causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 113
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 108 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 114
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 108 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 115
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 wherein the server receives via the network at least one word that is designated, with a pointing device, wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 116
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 111 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 117
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 111 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 118
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 wherein the server receives via the network at least one word that is designated, with a pointing device, by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 119
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 114 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 120
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 114 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 121
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 122
Dependent Claim
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A system according to claim 102 wherein said server comprises a corporate intranet server communicating with at least one external server.
Claim 123
Independent Claim
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A method for simplifying retrieval of information from a database, comprising: designating a word in a body of text shown on a display; and automatically retrieving the information from the database, responsive to the designation and responsive to a context-indicating word in the body of text.
Claim 124
Independent Claim
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A method for simplifying retrieval of information from a database, comprising: designating a word in a body of text shown on a display; and automatically retrieving the information from the database, responsive to the designation and responsive to a context-indicating word in the body of text.
Claim 125
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein the context-indicating word comprises a plurality of context-indicating words.
Claim 126
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein the context-indicating word is selected responsive to a grammatical analysis of a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 127
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a position in the body of text non-adjacent to the at least one designated word.
Claim 128
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a document title associated with the body of text.
Claim 129
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein the context-indicating word is drawn from a different sentence in the body of text from a sentence including the at least one designated word.
Claim 130
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 , wherein designating comprises designating with a pointing device.
Claim 131
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 125 , wherein designating comprises causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 132
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 125 , wherein designating comprises causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify the at least one word.
Claim 133
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 125 , wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 134
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 wherein said network comprises at least one corporate intranet.
Claim 135
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 119 wherein said database comprises a database of corporate information.
Claim 136
Independent Claim
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A method for simplifying retrieval of information from a database, comprising: designating, with a pointing device, a word by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word in a body of text shown on a display, and automatically retrieving the information from the database, responsive to the designation and responsive to a context-indicating word in the body of text.
Claim 137
Independent Claim
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A method for simplifying retrieval of information from a database, comprising: designating, with a pointing device, a word by causing execution of a text-grabbing algorithm to identify the at least one word in a body of text shown on a display, and automatically retrieving the information from the database, responsive to the designation and responsive to a context-indicating word in the body of text.
Claim 138
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 131 and also comprising: designating a word by causing execution of an optical character recognition algorithm to identify at least one word in the body of text shown on the display.
Claim 139
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 132 wherein said database comprises a database of corporate information.
Claim 140
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A method according to claim 131 comprising: designating a word in the body of text shown on the display, wherein a World Wide Web page displayed by a browser program includes the body of text, and wherein designating comprises causing execution of an algorithm which accesses instructions executed by the browser program in order to identify the at least one word.
Claim 141
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 134 wherein said database comprises a database of corporate information.
Claim 142
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 131 wherein said database comprises a database of corporate information.
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