Overlay canvas for computer program applications

Abstract

Research or background study for many creative endeavors often utilizes research methods that include browsing information online. Such is typically accomplished via a web browser. An overlay canvas can be provided over an interface associated with the browser that can be employed to store not only content associated with data presented by the browser but also context associated with that data as well as with the particular creative endeavor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a memory that stores computer executable components; and   a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory:
 a presentation component that presents an overlay canvas that overlays a portion of a browser user interface (UI) associated with a web browser application that presents the browser UI on a device UI; 
 a data component that, in response to selection of a interface element presented by the device UI, stores to an overlay data structure content data associated with the interface element and context data associated with a context of the content data; and 
 a rendering component that facilitates rendering in the overlay canvas an overlay element that represents the interface element, wherein the rendering includes a representation of the content data and the context data.