Technique for enabling multiple actions to be performed on an active data item

US8966079B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8966079-B2
Application numberUS-76869407-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 26, 2007
Priority dateJun 26, 2007
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A record is processed, and a determination is made as to whether a data item in the record is usable by any one of a plurality of applications that are operable on the device. The detected data item is made actionable by assigning multiple actions to the data item, so that each action is programmatically initiated responsive to a designated input.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method performed on a computing device for enabling action on data items, the method comprising: processing text in a record in response to the record being opened, modified, or created; then determining that a data item in the record corresponds to a sequence of characters and is of a type to be an identifier for one or more types of transmissions; and presenting the record with the data item displayed in an active state; wherein presenting the reco…

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What does patent US8966079B2 cover?
A record is processed, and a determination is made as to whether a data item in the record is usable by any one of a plurality of applications that are operable on the device. The detected data item is made actionable by assigning multiple actions to the data item, so that each action is programmatically initiated responsive to a designated input.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lopez James, Qualcomm Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0482. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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