Clipboard for processing received data content

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention directed to a method is associated with data content, comprising discrete data portions including first data and second data portions separated from each other in the data content. A copy operation is implemented on data portions so that at least some of the data portions are each copied to a buffer, which include the first and second data portions. A paste operation is carried out to present each of the copied data portions as an input for an output data selection task. Prespecified criteria is used in the output data selection task to select a number of the copied data portions to be selected data for a given purpose, the selected number of copied data portions being less than data portions presented by the paste operation, and the selected copied data portions including the first and second data portions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . In association with specified data content comprising a plurality of discrete data portions, which include at least a first data portion and a second data portion that are selectively separated from each other in the specified data content, a computer program product executable in a computer recordable storage medium, wherein said computer readable product comprises:
 instructions for implementing a copy operation on at least some of the data portions of the plurality, so that said at least some of the data portions are each copied to an initial storage buffer, wherein the copied data portions include the first data portion and the second data portion;   instructions for carrying out a paste operation to present each of the copied data portions as an input for an output data selection task; and   instructions for using prespecified criteria in the output data selection task to select a number of the copied data portions to be input data for a given purpose, wherein the selected number of copied data portions is less than the copied data portions presented by the paste operation, and the selected copied data portions includes the first and second data portions.   
     
     
         2 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said copied data portions comprise textual data content, and said prespecified criteria comprises prespecified information contained on a list.   
     
     
         3 . The computer program product of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the prespecified information on the list comprises one or more topics, and a copied data portion is selected for the given purpose only if the copied data portion is associated with at least one of the topics.   
     
     
         4 . The computer program product of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the prespecified information on the list comprises one or more matters, and a copied data portion associated with any of the matters is excluded from selection for the given purpose.   
     
     
         5 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a preliminary module is provided which can detect one or more particular terms, and the copy operation is implemented on data portions associated with one or more of the particular terms.   
     
     
         6 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the specified data content comprises textual data content generated by a conversation between two or more users, and the given purpose includes placing respective copied data portions into a formal textual document comprising successive paragraphs, wherein content included in a given paragraph pertains to a particular topic.   
     
     
         7 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein:
 respective copied data portions are segmented into topical units.   
     
     
         8 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein:
 an abstractive and summarization technique is applied to respective copied data portions.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 successive copy operations and paste operations are implemented automatically, as data portions of the specified data content are successively received for said copy and paste operations.   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the specified data content comprises data portions from two or more different sources, and the given purpose includes integrating data portions from different sources into a single output.   
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein:
 at least two of the sources provide data portions of media types different from each other, wherein the media types are selected from a group that includes at least textual, audio and video media types.   
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein:
 at least some of the copied data portions comprise speech recorded in audio form, and the given purpose includes converting the audio speech data to corresponding textual data.   
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 10 , wherein:
 at least some of the copied data portions comprise video data, and one or more selected frames are extracted from the video data.   
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a control is manually operated by a user to select the first data portion and the second portion from the specified data content, for implementation in the same copy operation.   
     
     
         15 . In association with specified data content comprising a plurality of discrete data portions, which include at least a first data portion and a second data portion that are selectively separated from each other in the specified data content, apparatus comprising:
 a processing device for implementing a copy operation on at least some of the data portions of the plurality, so that said at least some of the data portions are each copied to an initial storage buffer, wherein the copied data portions include the first data portions and the second data portion;   a processing device for carrying out a paste operation to present each of the copied data portions as an input for an output data selection task; and   a processing device for using prespecified criteria in the output data selection task to select a number of the copied data portions to be input data for a given purpose, wherein the selected number of copied data portions is less than the copied data portions presented by the paste operation, and the selected copied data portions includes the first and second data portions.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein:
 said copied data portions comprise textual data content, and said prespecified criteria comprises prespecified information contained on a list.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the prespecified information on the list comprises one or more topics, and a copied data portion is selected for the given purpose only if the copied data portion is associated with at least one of the topics.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the specified data content comprises data portions from two or more different sources, and the given purpose includes integrating data portions from different sources into a single output.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein:
 at least two of the sources provide data portions of media types different from each other, wherein the media types are selected from a group that includes at least textual, audio and video media types.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein:
 at least some of the copied data portions comprise speech recorded in audio form, and the given purpose includes converting the audio speech data to corresponding textual data.