Real-time document annotation

• US 10,089,289 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2016
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Sood, Ayush, Saxena, Amrit, Menon, Parvathy
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chau T
• Application Number:
  US15/051,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20170185575A1
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for receiving, managing, and displaying annotations on documents in real-time. A user (e.g., an author of a document) uploads a document into a real-time annotation system, which may then generate a composite presentation based on the uploaded document. The composite presentation includes all the content of the document presented in a specially configured graphical user interface to receive and manage annotations from a plurality of user devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving presentation data from a client device, the presentation data including a set of presentation elements;

generating a composite presentation, based on the presentation data, the composite presentation comprising an arrangement of the set of presentation elements that includes a first presentation element at a location among the arrangement of set of presentation elements;

causing display of a graphical user interface that comprises a first region and a second region at a group of devices, the first region of the graphical user interface comprising a display of the composite presentation that includes the first presentation element at the location among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements, and the second region of the graphical user interface comprising a newsfeed to display annotations on the composite presentation;

receiving a selection of the first presentation element from a first device from among the group of devices, the selection including a user input onto the composite presentation;

causing display of a request for annotation data at the first device in response to the receiving the selection of the first presentation element from the first device;

receiving a response to the request from the first device, the response to the request comprising the annotation data, the annotation data including at least an indication of an annotation type, and an identifier associated with the first device;

storing the annotation data at a memory location associated with the first client device;

causing display of a notification element at the location corresponding to the first presentation element among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements within the composite presentation in response to the receiving the annotation data, the notification element comprising a graphical icon selected based on the annotation type, and including an annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

updating the newsfeed within the second region of the graphical user interface to include a depiction of the annotation data that comprises the annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

receiving a selection of the notification element; and

responsive to receiving the selection, presenting the annotation data associated with the notification element within the second region of the graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation data includes:

a presentation identifier associated with the composite presentation, and

a user identifier associated with the first user device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification element comprises:

a first portion including a presentation identifier of the composite presentation; and

a second portion including a user identifier associated with the first user device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface comprises:

a set of one or more user selectable graphical elements representing a set of one or more composite presentations located within the memory location associated with the client device; and

a newsfeed comprising one or more notification elements associated with the client device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a comment from a second user on the first graphical element; and

causing display of a comment notification responsive to receiving the comment from the second user at the client device and the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a follow request on the annotation from a second user;

receiving a comment on the annotation; and

notifying the second user of the comment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation includes an indication of approval, and the indication of approval is received via single click of a first button of a mouse.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation includes an indication of disapproval, and the indication of disapproval is received via a single click of a first button of a mouse.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving presentation data from a client device, the presentation data including a set of presentation elements;

generating a composite presentation, based on the presentation data, the composite presentation comprising an arrangement of the set of presentation elements that includes a first presentation element at a location among the arrangement of set of presentation elements;

causing display of a graphical user interface that comprises a first region and a second region at a group of devices, the first region of the graphical user interface comprising a display of the composite presentation that includes the first presentation element at the location among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements, and the second region of the graphical user interface comprising a newsfeed to display annotations on the composite presentation;

receiving a selection of the first presentation element from a first device from among the group of devices, the selection including a user input onto the composite presentation;

causing display of a request for annotation data at the first device in response to the receiving the selection of the first presentation element from the first device;

receiving a response to the request from the first device, the response to the request comprising the annotation data, the annotation data including at least an indication of an annotation type, and an identifier associated with the first device;

storing the annotation data at a memory location associated with the first client device;

causing display of a notification element at the location corresponding to the first presentation element among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements within the composite presentation in response to the receiving the annotation data, the notification element comprising a graphical icon selected based on the annotation type, and including an annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

updating the newsfeed within the second region of the graphical user interface to include a depiction of the annotation data that comprises the annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

receiving a selection of the notification element; and

responsive to receiving the selection, presenting the annotation data associated with the notification element within the second region of the graphical user interface.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the annotation data includes:

a presentation identifier associated with the composite presentation, and

a user identifier associated with the first user device.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the notification element comprises:

a first portion including a presentation identifier of the composite presentation; and

a second portion including a user identifier associated with the first user device.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface comprises:

a set of one or more user selectable graphical elements representing a set of one or more composite presentations located within the memory location associated with the client device; and

a newsfeed comprising one or more notification elements associated with the client device.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a comment from a second user on the first graphical element; and

causing display of a comment notification responsive to receiving the comment from the second user at the client device and the first device.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a follow request on the annotation from a second user;

receiving a comment on the annotation; and

notifying the second user of the comment.

15. A system comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising;

receiving presentation data from a client device, the presentation data including a set of presentation elements;

generating a composite presentation, based on the presentation data, and cause display of the composite presentation within a graphical user interface that comprises a first region and a second region on a group of devices, the first region of the graphical user interface comprising a display of the composite presentation that includes a first presentation element at a location among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements, and the second region of the graphical user interface comprising a newsfeed to display annotations on the composite presentation;

receiving a selection of the first presentation element from a first device from the group of devices, the selection including a user input onto the composite presentation, and to request annotation data from the first device in response to the user input onto the composite presentation, the annotation data including an indication of an annotation type, and an identifier associated with the first device; and

causing display of a notification element at the location corresponding to the first presentation element among the arrangement of the set of presentation elements within the composite presentation, the presentation of the notification element comprising a graphical icon selected based on the annotation type, and including an annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

updating the newsfeed within the second region of the graphical user interface to include a depiction of the annotation data that comprises the annotation identifier and the identifier associated with the first client device;

receiving a selection of the notification element; and

responsive to receiving the selection, presenting the annotation data associated with the notification element within the second region of the graphical user interface.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:

receive a comment from a second user on the first graphical element; and

cause display of a comment notification responsive to receiving the comment from the second user at the client device and the first device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:

receive a follow request on the annotation from a second user;

receive a comment on the annotation; and

notify the second user of the comment.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises:

a set of one or more user selectable graphical elements representing a set of one or more composite presentations located within the memory location associated with the client device; and

a newsfeed comprising one or more notification elements associated with the client device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the notification element further comprises:

a first portion including a presentation identifier of the composite presentation; and

a second portion including a user identifier associated with the first user device.