User interface method
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsGraham Sheldon, Tobin Zerba
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Abstract
In a user interface method, an electronic form is displayed to a user, the electronic form to allow the user to gather information. An event associated with the electronic form is detected. A context is determined based on the detected event. Information relevant to the context is retrieved from a database, and the displayed electronic form is modified to allow the electronic form to display to the user the information relevant to the context.
Claims22
A user interface method comprising:
- displaying an electronic form to a user, the electronic form to allow the user to gather information;
- detecting an event associated with the electronic form;
- determining a context based on the event associated with the electronic form;
- retrieving information relevant to the context;
- and
- modifying the displayed electronic form to allow the electronic form to display to the user the information relevant to the context.
A user interface method, comprising:
- receiving a request for an electronic form via a network, the electronic form to allow a user to gather information;
- transmitting the electronic form via the network, the electronic form including controls to allow a portion of the electronic form to display information received from a server;
- receiving data indicative of a context via the network, the context associated with the electronic form;
- retrieving information relevant to the context;
- and
- transmitting the information relevant to the context via the network, the information to be displayed in the electronic form.
A computer readable medium having computer execuitable instructions for performing a user interface method, the computer readable medium comprising:
- computer executable instructions for receiving a request for an electronic form via a network, the electronic form to allow a user to gather information;
- computer executable instructions for transmitting the electronic form via the network, the electronic form including controls to allow a portion of the electronic form to display information received from a server;
- computer executable instructions for receiving data indicative of a context via the network, the context based on an event associated with the electronic form;
- computer executable instructions for retrieving information relevant to the context from a database;
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- computer executable instructions for transmitting the information relevant to the context via the network, the information to be displayed in the electronic form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.