System and method for launching a specific program from a simple click on a string of characters

A method, system and computer program for automatically launching a target application based on characteristics of a selected string of characters in a source application includes the steps of receiving a command resulting from a user's action, selecting a string of characters in a source appli...

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Main Authors MARMIGÈRE GERARD, DINE GODEFROY, LEBRUN STEPHANE CHARLES, BAUCHOT FREDERIC
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.12.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method, system and computer program for automatically launching a target application based on characteristics of a selected string of characters in a source application includes the steps of receiving a command resulting from a user's action, selecting a string of characters in a source application; identifying among one or a plurality of predefined regular expressions, a regular expression matching the selected string of character; identifying a predefined data type previously associated with the source application and the regular expression matching the selected string of character; identifying a predefined target application previously associated with the identified data type and the source application; and launching the target application.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070764222