Patent ID: 11907316
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A processor implemented method of improving a computing device by generating hyperlinks in a text entry application on the computing device, the method comprising:
(a) causing to be assigned within the text entry application a search string text start indicator and a search string text end indicator,
(b) enabling receipt from a user into the text entry application through at least one input device of the computing device, user entered text, wherein the user entered text includes therein as a subset thereof the search string text start indicator, then thereafter without intermediate searchable characters, search string text, and then thereafter without intermediate searchable characters, the search string text end indicator,
wherein the search string text comprises a plurality of user selected and arranged characters,

(c) responsive at least in part to receipt of the search string text start indicator, the search string text, and the search string text end indicator in (b), automatically generating a hyperlink corresponding to the search string text,
(d) outputting the user entered search string text start indicator, then thereafter without intermediate searchable characters, the search string text, and then thereafter without intermediate searchable characters, the search string text end indicator through at least one output device of the computing device with the hyperlink generated in (c) corresponding to the search string text indicated by a hyperlink output that includes the search string text,
wherein the hyperlink output is selectable via at least one input through the at least one input device,

(e) subsequent to (d), receiving at least one input through the at least one input device corresponding to selection of the hyperlink output,
(f) responsive at least in part to the at least one input received in (e),
(i) automatically invoking a web search in a web browser application using the search string text,
(ii) receiving results of the web search invoked in (f)(i), and
(iii) outputting at least a portion of the results of the web search received in (f)(ii) through the at least one output device.