Stylus assist

A system for providing information related to selected content, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured to execute instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
• invoke an assistant tool on a client device;
• provide an assistant window on a display of the client device;
• receive, from an input source of the client device, an indication of a selection of content on the display;
• generate, by the assistant tool, a query for information associated with a portion of the selected content;
• obtain, by the client device, at least one result from the query;
• identify, by the assistant tool, an area of the selected content;
• capture, by the assistant tool, a snapshot of the identified area;
• and
• provide, by the assistant tool, the captured snapshot and the obtained at least one result from the query for display in the assistant window.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for providing information related to selected content, the method comprising:

• invoking an assistant tool on a mobile device;
• providing an assistant window on a display of the mobile device;
• receiving an initial stroke of an input source on the display;
• morphing the initial stroke into a uniform stroke, wherein the uniform stroke is an indication of a selection of content;
• generating, by the assistant tool, a query for information associated with the selected content;
• receiving, by the mobile device, ranked results from the query, wherein a result rank is a confidence level of relevance to the selected content;
• and
• providing, by the assistant tool, the received ranked results for display in the assistant window.