Web Page-Container Interactions

• US 20090006451A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Estrada, Julio
• Application Number:
  US11/771,563
• Publication Number:
  US 20090006451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A method of interaction between a web page and a data container is disclosed. A container may be selected to be viewed on the web page and the container may be displayed in a larger form on the web page. Other items in the container may be expanded on the web page and additional options may be displayed in at least one of the items of the container. If authorization is present, items in the container may be manipulated.

Claims

1. A method of interaction between a web page and a data container wherein the data container has a plurality of items, comprising:

Selecting a container to be viewed on the web page;

Displaying the container in a larger form on the web page;

Expanding the items in the container on the web page;

Displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container; and

If authorization is present, allowing manipulation of the items of the container.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein expanding the items in the container further comprises displaying additional data related to the items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container comprises allowing a user to use authoring tools to add, remove and modify items in the container.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising if authorization is obtained, copying the container and allowing the container to be modified.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the container is viewed as a card and the items on the card are viewed as images on the card.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein expanding items in the container on the web page comprises:

selecting the card;

displaying a larger version of the images on the card on the web page; and

displaying additional information related to the images.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising if proper authorization is available displaying options to add, remove or modify items on the container.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein expanding the items in the container on the web page further comprises:

Communicating with a network;

Obtaining updated data related to the media data in the container;

Transferring the updated data to the container;

Displaying the updated data as items in the container.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising

Storing the container on a network;

Allowing users beside the author to access the container;

When changes are made to the container by the author, storing the changes on the network;

Distributing the changes to other holders of the container when the other holders connect to the network.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the changes are made by the author offline and are stored on the network when the device on which the changes were made communicates with the network.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the container is stored on a network and a user can search for the container among a plurality of containers.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein a user designs what the container will look like as a card and as a web page.

13. A computer storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for controlling interaction between a web page and a data container comprising computer executable instructions for:

Selecting a container to be viewed on the web page;

Displaying the container in a larger form on the web page;

Expanding the items in the container on the web page wherein expanding the items in the container further comprises displaying additional data related to the items;

Displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container wherein displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container comprises allowing a user to use authoring tools to add, remove and modify items in the container; and

If authorization is present, allowing manipulation of the items of the container.

14. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the container is viewed as a card and the items on the card are viewed as images on the card and wherein expanding items in the container on the web page comprises:

selecting the card;

displaying a larger version of the images on the card on the web page; and

displaying additional information related to the images.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein expanding the items in the container on the web page further comprises:

Communicating with a network;

Obtaining updated data related to the media data in the container;

Transferring the updated data to the container;

Displaying the updated data as items in the container.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 13, further comprising computer executable instructions for:

Storing the container on a network;

Allowing users beside the author to access the container;

When changes are made to the container by the author, storing the changes on the network;

Distributing the changes to other holders of the container when the other holders connect to the network.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the changes are made by the author offline and are stored on the network when the device on which the changes were made communicates with the network.

18. A computer system comprising a processor physically configured to execute computer executable instructions, a memory for assisting in storing and processing computer executable instructions and an input/output circuit, the computer executable instruction comprising instructions for:

Selecting a container to be viewed on the web page;

Displaying the container in a larger form on the web page;

Expanding the items in the container on the web page wherein expanding the items in the container on the web page further comprises;

Communicating with a network;

Obtaining updated data related to the media data in the container;

Transferring the updated data to the container;

Displaying the updated data as items in the container;

Displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container wherein displaying additional options in at least one of the items of the container comprises allowing a user to use authoring tools to add, remove and modify items in the container; and

If authorization is present, allowing manipulation of the items of the container.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the container is viewed as a card and the items on the card are viewed as images on the card and wherein expanding items in the container on the web page comprises:

selecting the card;

displaying a larger version of the images on the card on the web page; and

displaying additional information related to the images.

20. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising computer executable instructions for:

Storing the container on a network;

Allowing users beside the author to access the container;

When changes are made to the container by the author, storing the changes on the network;

Distributing the changes to other holders of the container when the other holders connect to the network.