Automatic invocation of computational resources without user intervention across a network

In a data processing system, a method for dynamically generating a result responsive to a series of user interactions comprising the steps of:

• operating a base application on a first computer;
• operating a computational resource external to the base application on a second computer accessible to the first computer via a network;
• receiving at the first computer, using the base application, the series of user interactions;
• monitoring a context defined by the series of user interactions;
• dynamically constructing an instruction to the computational resource responsive to the context;
• executing, using the computational resource, the instruction to generate a result;
• sending the result from the second computer to the first computer;
• and
• displaying the result on the first computer.

In a data processing system, a method for accessing information comprising the steps of:

• operating, on a first computer, a base application that receives a sequence of user inputs;
• operating, on a second computer accessible to said first computer via a network, a computational resource external to the base application;
• monitoring, at the first computer, the context defined by the sequence of user inputs to the base application;
• dynamically constructing, at the first computer, a query to the computational resource responsive to the context;
• sending the query from the first computer to the second computer via the network;
• searching with the computational resource, using the query, for information relevant to the context;
• and
• sending information discovered in said searching step from the second computer to the first computer.

A method for dynamically invoking a computational resource on a remote computer comprising:

• operating on a local computer a base application external to the computational resource;
• receiving into the base application a series of user interactions which establish a context;
• and
• dynamically instructing in response to the series of user interactions, responsive to the context, the computational resource to perform selected computational operations.

A computer network including a first computer system and a second computer system and configured to:

• operate a base application on the first computer system;
• operate a computational resource external to the base application on the second computer system;
• receive using the base application, the series of user interactions;
• monitor a context defined by the series of user interactions;
• dynamically construct an instruction to the computational resource responsive to the context;
• execute, using the computational resource, the instruction to generate a result;
• send the result from the first computer system to the second computer system;
• and
• display the result on the first computer system.

A computer system configured to assist a user in utilizing a base application, said computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory device storing instructions for execution by said processor, said instructions comprising:
• instructions for operating the base application;
• and
• instructions for operating an agent that monitors the base application and establishes a context responsive to user interactions with the base application, said agent formulating a query to a computational resource, responsive to the context.

A computer program product for assisting a user in utilizing a base application, said computer program product comprising:

• code that operates the base application;
• code that operates an agent that monitors the base application and establishes a context responsive to user interactions with the base application, said agent formulating a query to a computational resource, responsive to the context;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium that stores the codes.