Keyword-driven assistance

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2005-10-13

2008-10-28

LeRoux, Etienne P (Department: 2169)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

Reexamination Certificate

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07444328

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of keyword-driven assistance are presented herein. Keyword assistance techniques are described which may be utilized to assist a user in finding particular electronically-stored items of instance. For example. one such technique may be utilized to perform searches of items based on a common meaning of the items as indicated by keywords of the items. The searches may be performed automatically such that a user interface which includes a display of a message may search for items which have similar meaning to the displayed message. In another example, a user interface may include a notes portion such that portions of the messages of particular interest to a user may be saved and organized based on closeness of keywords contained in the portions. A variety of other assistive techniques are also described.

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