Intuit, Inc.

Bradley Gary Keck

Michael Amore Scalora

David Audley Duncan

Jason A Hunter

Harold R Davidson

Mark Richard Tyler

Kent S Russell

Louis Francisco daRosa, Jr

Jeffrey D Campbell

The invention relates to a method for directing data access in a local system. The method includes steps of obtaining sharing metadata from the local system by a remote application, wherein the sharing metadata comprises local access path information for accessing a shared data resource associated with the local system, generating, by the remote application, a local access path for the shared data resource from the local access path information, requesting, by the remote application, that a data access application on the local system perform a data operation on the shared data resource, wherein the remote application provides the local access path to the data access application, and receiving the result of the data operation from the data access application, wherein the data access application performs the data operation on the shared data resource using the local access path.

Method and system for directing local data access from a remote system

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that provides a context-sensitive 'community link,' which enables a system or application user to easily access a community forum related to a specific system or application feature. During operation, the system provides a user with access to the system or application feature. While providing such access, the system displays a community link to the user, wherein the community link is directed to a community forum associated with the system or application feature. When the user selects the community link, the system navigates the user to the community forum associated with the system or application feature, so that the user can exchange information with other users about the system or application feature.

Method and apparatus for providing context-sensitive community links

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