Attachment activation in screen captures
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDebbie Ann Anglin, Howard Neil Anglin, Nyralin Novella Kline
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for accessing information in screen captures. The process copies an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture. Next, the process receives a selection of an attachment image in the screen capture. Finally, the process links a document to the attachment image to form a file attachment overlay.
Claims35
A computer implemented method for accessing information in screen captures, the computer implemented method comprising:
- copying an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture;
- receiving a selection of an attachment image in the screen capture;
- and
- linking a document to the attachment image to form a file attachment overlay.
A computer implemented method for link activation in screen captures, the computer implemented method comprising:
- copying an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture;
- receiving a selection of a link image in the screen capture;
- adding an active hyperlink to the screen capture to form a link overlay.
A computer program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for accessing information in screen captures, said computer program product comprising:
- computer usable program code for copying an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture;
- computer usable program code for receiving a selection of an attachment image in the screen capture;
- and
- computer usable program code for linking a document to the attachment image to form a file attachment overlay.
An apparatus comprising:
- a bus system;
- a communications system connected to the bus system;
- a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code;
- and
- a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to copy an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture;
- receive a selection of an attachment image in the screen capture;
- and link a document to the attachment image to form a file attachment overlay.
An apparatus comprising:
- a bus system;
- a communications system connected to the bus system;
- a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code;
- and
- a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to copy an image displayed on a display to form a screen capture;
- receive a selection of a link image in the screen capture;
- and add an active hyperlink to the screen capture to form a link overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.