Virtually bound dynamic media content for collaborators

• US 20050240859A1
• Filed: 04/26/2004
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thorson, Derral Charles, Bodin, William Kress
• Granted Patent: US 7,831,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing collaborative event media content that include creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, where the structured document includes one or more structural elements, and creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, where the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document. In typical embodiments, creating a structured document includes inserting in the structural document structural element identifiers for the structural elements.

Claims

1. A method for providing collaborative event media content, the method comprising:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein creating a structured document further comprises inserting in the structural document structural element identifiers for the structural elements.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content further comprises:

identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content; and

associating, in dependence upon the content type, a key phrase with a presentation action.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes identifying the content type in dependence upon a filename extension.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes identifying the content type in dependence upon document header elements.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein classifying a structural element comprises:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes;

identifying a classification identifier includes identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

inserting the classification identifier includes manually editing the structured document.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes, the presentation attribute having an associated classification identifier;

identifying a classification identifier includes inserting the classification identifier in a data structure in association with a structural element identifier for the structural element; and

inserting the classification identifier in the structured document includes reading the classification identifier from the data structure in dependence upon the structural element identifier.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one keyword and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a keyword from the structured document;

identifying a classification identifier includes identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

inserting the classification identifier includes inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one data pattern and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a data pattern from the structured document;

identifying a classification identifier includes identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

inserting the classification identifier includes inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.

12. A system for providing collaborative event media content, the system comprising:

means for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

means for creating, a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein means for creating a structured document further comprises means for inserting in the structural document structural element identifiers for the structural elements.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein means for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content further comprises:

means for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content; and

means for associating, in dependence upon the content type, a key phrase with a presentation action.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein means for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes means for identifying the content type in dependence upon a filename extension.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein means for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes means for identifying the content type in dependence upon document header elements.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein means for classifying a structural element comprises:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes;

means for identifying a classification identifier includes identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means for inserting the classification identifier includes manually editing the structured document.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means for selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes, the presentation attribute having an associated classification identifier;

means for identifying a classification identifier includes means for inserting the classification identifier in a data structure in association with a structural element identifier for the structural element; and

means for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document includes means for reading the classification identifier from the data structure in dependence upon the structural element identifier.

21. The system of claim 18 further comprising means for providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one keyword and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means for selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a keyword from the structured document;

means for identifying a classification identifier includes means for identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means for inserting the classification identifier includes means for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.

22. The system of claim 18 further comprising means for providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one data pattern and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means for selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a data pattern from the structured document;

means for identifying a classification identifier includes means for identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means for inserting the classification identifier includes means for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.

23. A computer program product for providing collaborative event media content, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a structured document further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting in the structural document structural element identifiers for the structural elements.

25. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating, in dependence upon the content type, a key phrase with a presentation action.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type in dependence upon a filename extension.

27. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type of at least a portion of the original media content includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type in dependence upon document header elements.

28. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

29. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

30. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier includes identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier includes manually editing the structured document.

31. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a presentation attribute from a list of supported presentation attributes, the presentation attribute having an associated classification identifier;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in a data structure in association with a structural element identifier for the structural element; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading the classification identifier from the data structure in dependence upon the structural element identifier.

32. The computer program product of claim 29 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one keyword and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a keyword from the structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.

33. The computer program product of claim 29 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a list of supported presentation attributes including at least one data pattern and at least one indication of structural insertion scope for each presentation attribute, wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a presentation attribute from the list in dependence upon a data pattern from the structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier associated with the presentation attribute on the list; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in the structured document according to a structural insertion scope for the selected presentation attribute.