Information Handling System Adaptive Action for User Selected Content

A method for managing user selected information presented at apt information handling system display, the method comprising:

• detecting user selection of information by an end user input performed at the information handling system;
• analyzing the information at the information handling system to determine a type of content;
• and
• based upon the type of content, presenting one or more icons with the information handling system, each icon initiating execution of one or more applications associated with the type of content.

Non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on an information handling system cause:

• detection of highlighting of information at a touchscreen display interfaced with the information handling system;
• presentation of a first set of one or more icons if the highlighted information comprises text, each of the first set of icons initiating execution of an associated application that applies the text;
• presentation of a second set of one or more icons if the highlighted information comprises a graphical ink image, each of the second set of icons initiating execution of an associated application that applies text generated from OCR analysis of the graphical ink image;
• and
• presentation of a third set of one or more icons if the highlighted information comprises a graphical image, each of the third set of icons initiating execution of an associated application that applies the graphical image.