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Method for automatically searching for documents related to calendar and email entries

US7831601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2004
Grant dateNov 9, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/338
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The method may rely upon three main system components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.

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