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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2004
David Yalovsky, Seattle, WA (US);
Mohamed Anas Abbar, Redmond, WA (US);
Athapan Arayasantiparb, Redmond, WA (US);
Diane Malone, Redmond, WA (US);
David Yalovsky, Seattle, WA (US);
Mohamed Anas Abbar, Redmond, WA (US);
Athapan Arayasantiparb, Redmond, WA (US);
Diane Malone, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Remond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a lookup service for shorthand terms directly from within an application. A lookup pane is provided to the user from which they can lookup a definition for the shorthand term. The lookup pane provides a consistent user interface for looking up shorthand terms from within a suite of applications. After entering a shorthand term, a dictionary of shorthand terms is accessed to determine the definition. If desired, the user can choose to insert the definition of the term directly into a document. The lookup service is provided directly to the user without the user having to open a web page and search for the term.