Patent ID: 8296655

Claim:
A computer system, comprising: at least a processor and a memory configured to carry out operation of a context sensitive information management system, said context sensitive information management system comprising a plurality of applications, an individual/separate database is maintained for each said application, each said application able to display information in response to a user input to said application, the applications including at least a first application, said first application having a first individual application database is maintained for said first application; wherein the first individual application database is arranged for receiving and storing information from the first application, and a contextual coprocessor that is separate from the applications and operates in parallel with the applications; the contextual coprocessor being arranged to automatically display further information different from said information in response to said user input to the first application; and the further information being automatically selected by the contextual coprocessor from a second individual application database, which is associated with a second application, said selection of the further information being based upon the first application to which said user input was made and a current context definition for said first application, said current context definition being defined by the contextual coprocessor based upon data passing between the first application and the user, wherein the contextual coprocessor is arranged to access the second individual application database to obtain the further information when the second application is not open by bypassing the second application and accessing the second individual application database directly.