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Method for management and broadcasting an event context

US9003323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas H. Gnech · Eppelheim, DE
Regina Illner · Eppelheim, DE
Joachim Rese · Hockenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2012
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/545
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for automatically displaying context information to an information fragment with no user interaction. The method includes: displaying the fragment in a first window, wherein the window and fragment each relate to a source process; pointing with a cursor to a part of the fragment displayed in the first window; generating an event object comprising coordinates of the cursor and part of the information fragment; broadcasting the event object to the source process, wherein the only information exchange between the target process and the source process is based on the event object; interpreting the event object by the target process and generating a response by the target process; and displaying the response of the target process in a second window, wherein the second window is related to the coordinates of the cursor.

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