SEAMLESSLY INCORPORATING ONLINE CONTENT INTO DOCUMENTS

摘要

Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for inserting online content within editable content of a document being composed or manipulated within a document-authoring application, without exiting the document-authoring application or leaving a context of composing or manipulating the document, are provided. Initially, a user-initiated selection of a portion of the editable content within the document is detected. The selected portion of the editable content is automatically distributed to a search engine, where the search engine is equipped to generate search results that are relevant to the selected portion. Upon receiving the search results, they are presented to the user. At this point, the user is allowed to target at least one of the presented search results. Online content associated with the targeted search result is then inserted within the editable content of the document.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for seamlessly inserting online content within a document in the process of being composed or manipulated, the method comprising:
recognizing a user is composing or manipulating editable content of a document using a document-authoring application; detecting a user-initiated selection of a portion of the editable content within the document; automatically distributing indicia of the selected portion of the editable content to a search engine, wherein the search engine is equipped to generate a set of search results that are relevant to the selected portion of the editable content; receiving the set of search results; presenting to the user representations of one or more of the set of search results; detecting a user-initiated indication targeting at least one of the set of search results; and inserting online content associated with the at least one targeted search result within the editable content of the document.