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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Thiti Wang-aryattanwanich, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric D. Bailey, Redmond, WA (US);
Anatoliy Burukhin, Issaquah, WA (US);
Christopher Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Roberto C. Taboada, Duvall, WA (US);
Srinivas Voora, Redmond, WA (US);
Thiti Wang-Aryattanwanich, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric D. Bailey, Redmond, WA (US);
Anatoliy Burukhin, Issaquah, WA (US);
Christopher Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Roberto C. Taboada, Duvall, WA (US);
Srinivas Voora, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A lightweight information user interface is provided for displaying information about a focused-on (e.g., mouse-over) text item, data item or other object in an electronic document that minimizes interruption of workflow with the electronic document. Upon focus on a word or other object in an electronic document a quick look-up function may be invoked for retrieving information from a local or remote information source about the focused-on item. Retrieved information, for example, translations, dictionary definitions and research information, is displayed in close proximity to the focused-on item in a lightweight information user interface. Information may be displayed according to a variety of media types including text, audio, video, pictures, bitmap images, etc.