Processor-implemented method, computing system and computer program for invoking a search

A computing device providing a user interface, comprising:

• at least one microcontroller,
• a memory,
• wherein the memory is in operative connection with the at least one microcontroller, and includes instructions corresponding to a text entry application,
• a screen,
• wherein the screen is in operative connection with the at least one microcontroller,
• at least one input device,
• wherein the at least one input device
• is in operative connection with the at least one microcontroller,
• is operative to select displayed hyperlinks, and
• is selectively operative to receive input text,
• wherein the input text includes search string text, wherein the search string text comprises any arrangement of user selected characters, and a pair of control characters, wherein one of the pair of control characters designates a start of the search string text, and the other of the pair of control characters designates the end of the search string text,
• wherein the at least one microcontroller is operative to cause receipt of input text into the text entry application responsive to user inputs through the at least one input device, wherein the receipt of input text includes receipt of the search string text bounded by the pair of control characters,
• responsive at least in part to the receipt of the control characters and the search string text, automatically providing an output through the screen, wherein the output includes a hyperlink including only the search string text, wherein the hyperlink is displayed in place of the characters comprising the search string text and the pair of control characters,
• responsive at least in part to receipt of at least one input through the at least one input device selecting the hyperlink, causing
• automatic communication with a web browser application, wherein the web browser application is separate from the text entry application,
• initiation of a web search based on the search string text,
• receipt of the web browser application results of the search, and
• output of at least some of the received web browser application results of the search through the screen.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium embodying computer program instructions, wherein the instructions are operative to cause at least one processor of a computing device to carry out steps that provide user interface outputs, comprising:

• assigning within a text entry application, at least one keyboard character as a control character, wherein one respective assigned control character respectively designates a start of search string text and another respective assigned control character respectively designates an end of search string text,
• wherein search string text includes text between the control characters;
• receiving into the text entry application through at least one input device, input search string text including user selected and arranged characters disposed between the control characters,
• responsive at least in part to at least one user input indicating completion of the input search string text between the control characters, automatically providing a screen output through a screen wherein the screen output includes a hyperlink including only the input search string text, wherein the hyperlink is displayed in place of the characters that comprise the input search string text and the assigned control characters,
• responsive at least in part to receipt of an input corresponding to user selection of the hyperlink including the input search string text, automatically communicating with a separate web browser application outside the text entry application, invoking a web search based on the search string text, receiving results of the search, and visually outputting at least some of the received results of the search through the screen.