Patent ID: 7340470
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a computer user with an accessible electronic dictionary system, the method comprising: receiving a first request for a definition corresponding to a word appearing in electronic content being rendered to a party submitting the first request when the first request is submitted, deriving context information for the word based on the electronic content being rendered to the party when the first request is submitted; storing the context information in association with the word; receiving a second request, at a time subsequent to the first request, for the definition of the word; in response to receiving the second request, accessing, from electronic storage, the context information stored in association with the word and derived based on the electronic content rendered during the first request; and enabling presentation, to a party submitting the second request, of the accessed context information derived based on the electronic content rendered during the first request along with a definition of the word.