System and method for launching a specific program from a simple click on a string of characters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8903840
APP PUB NO 20080059463A1
SERIAL NO

11764222

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A method, system and computer program for automatically launching a target application based on characteristics of a selected string of characters in a source application includes the steps of receiving a command resulting from a user's action, selecting a string of characters in a source application; identifying among one or a plurality of predefined regular expressions, a regular expression matching the selected string of character; identifying a predefined data type previously associated with the source application and the regular expression matching the selected string of character; identifying a predefined target application previously associated with the identified data type and the source application; and launching the target application.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bauchot, Frederic Saint-Jeannet, FR 210 4562
Dine, Godefroy Villeneuve-Loubet, FR 3 17
Lebrun, Stephane Charles Biot, FR 2 12
Marmigère, Gerard Drap, FR 17 33

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