Patent ID: 7587672
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a selection tool configured to determine a file selection of a file icon that is displayed on a user interface and that represents a file associated with an application, wherein the file includes content associated with one or more result-classes; the selection tool being configured to receive a selection of a result-class from the one or more result-classes, the one or more result-classes each identifying a category of information from amongst the content and corresponding to the file selection; a parser configured to receive one or more rules for the selected result-class of the application, the one or more rules including one or more identifiers to search for from within the content of the file that is a member of the result-class; the parser being configured to access the content of the file by way of an application program interface associated with the application while the file and/or the application is not instantiated, and parse the content of the file for a target-result, wherein the target-result is a member of the result-class and matches one or more of the rules; and presentation logic configured to provide at least a portion of the target-result in visual proximity to the file icon within the user interface.