Technique for automatically associating desktop data items
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Oct 30, 2003
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May 27, 2003
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Jun 30, 2000
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A method of automatically associating data items residing in diverse applications, including, but not limited to: file system explorer, outlook, email and Web Browser applications that are executable in a host computer system with a data item selected by a user from one of the diverse application, said method comprising: monitoring incoming data items from the diverse applications; creating and maintaining meta-data which stores data items in a compact form, by associating incoming data items from the diverse applications with previously created meta-data of related data items and creating new meta-data for incoming data items not related to items contained in previously created meta-data; locating and displaying data items related to a data item selected by a user upon a command by said user; and updating the meta-data for the displayed data items in response to a user command.
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