Interactive document information storage and delivery

• US 20070006066A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Welcker, Brian, Carlson, Jason, Trufinescu, Tudor
• Granted Patent: US 8,055,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions

Abstract

Indexing and storage of context of a plurality of interactive points within an interactive document is provided. The context of the interactive points within the document is stored in a server such that it can be located by the server via the index. Furthermore, information may be received at the server identifying context data for an interactive point stored in the server upon a user activating the interactive point within the document. The server may then transmit to a client the context data stored by the server identified by the information received.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

indexing context of a plurality of interactive points within an interactive document; and

storing the context of the interactive points within the document in a server such that it can be located by the server via the index.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein all of the interactive points within the document are indexed.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising first generating the interactive document.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the indexing comprises:

organizing context information based on a session identifier and a action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the context information is that target data of a link.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving at the server information identifying context data for an interactive point stored in the server upon a user activating the interactive point within the document; and

transmitting from the server to a client the context data stored by the server identified by the information received.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the information received is a session identifier and an action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.

8. A method comprising:

activating a point of interaction within an interactive document;

sending to a server information identifying context data stored on the server for the point of interaction; and

receiving the context data from the server.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the context information is that of a link.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the information sent is a session identifier and an action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.

11. A system comprising comprising:

means for indexing context of a plurality of interactive points within an interactive document; and

means for storing the context of the interactive points within the document in a server such that it can be located by the server via the index.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein all of the interactive points within the document are indexed.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for first generating the interactive document.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the indexing comprises:

means for organizing context information based on a session identifier and a action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the context information is that target data of a link.

16. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

means for receiving at the server information identifying context data for an interactive point stored in the server upon a user activating the interactive point within the document; and

means for transmitting from the server to a client the context data stored by the server identified by the information received.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the information received is a session identifier and an action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.

18. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

means for activating a point of interaction within the interactive document;

means for sending to a server information identifying context data stored on the server for the point of interaction; and

means for receiving the context data from the server.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the context information is that of an HTTP link.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the information sent is a session identifier and an action identifier pertaining to an interactive point within the document.