AUTOMATIC CREATION AND SERVER PUSH OF DRAFTS

• US 20100070844A1
• Filed: 09/09/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Tan, Garry, Simler, Kevin, Burr, Brandon, Aymeloglu, Andrew, Cicerone, Derek, Miyake, Nicholas
• Granted Patent: US 10,747,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/279 Recognition of textual entities

Abstract

An application automatically saves drafts of a document in association with the document. Drafts are saved, for example, whenever the application closes the document. Thus, the application stores a separate draft of the document for each session in which the document was used. The saved drafts are logically associated with each other and their original document. Because of this association, whenever the user accesses the document in the application, the application may present to the user a list of the various drafts of the documents. The user may continue working on the last saved draft, or the user may select another draft from which to continue working. The application further includes a collaborative interface for listing objects at a server. The server pushes new changes or additions to the objects directly to the client, and the client updates the interface accordingly, without user intervention.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

an application creating multiple drafts of an object;

wherein the application automatically creates each draft of the multiple drafts in response to one or more triggering events, the one or more triggering events including one or more of;

a first command that causes the application to close the object;

or

a second command that causes the application to generate output for the object, wherein the output is different than the draft;

the application causing each of the multiple drafts to be stored concurrently, in association with the object;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command to open the object;

in response to the command, opening a most recently created draft of said multiple drafts.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a list of the multiple drafts;

receiving a selection of a particular draft from the list of the multiple drafts;

in response to receiving the selection of the particular draft, opening the particular draft.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the list of the multiple drafts includes, for each of the multiple drafts, data indicating a time at which the draft was saved.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the application creates the multiple drafts without deleting any draft.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application automatically creates each draft in response to the one or more triggering events, without user intervention.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the output is one of a report, image, printout, or link.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple drafts is stored within the object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple drafts is stored external to the object and includes an identifier for the object.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more triggering events are each commands that cause the application to close the object.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the command that causes the application to close the object is one of an instruction to close the object, an instruction to open another object, or an instruction to terminate the application.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more triggering events are each commands that cause the application to generate output for the object, wherein the output is different than the draft.

13. A method comprising:

an application opening an object;

the application receiving first input that causes the application to modify the object;

the application receiving a first command that causes the application to close the object;

in response to the first command, the application creating a first draft of the object and storing the first draft in association with the object;

subsequent to the first command;

the application again opening the object;

the application receiving second input that causes the application to modify the object;

the application receiving a second command that causes the application to close the object;

in response to the second command, the application creating a second draft of the object and storing the second draft in association with the object, without deleting the first draft of the object;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

the application displaying a list of drafts associated with object, the list of drafts including the first draft and the second draft;

the application receiving a user selection of a particular draft from the list of drafts;

the application opening the particular draft.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the steps of:

(a) in response to the first command, the application creating a first draft of the object and storing the first draft in association with the object, and (b) in response to the second command, the application creating a second draft of the object and storing the second draft in association with the object, are performed without user intervention.

16. A method comprising:

presenting an interface comprising a list of objects stored at a location on a server;

while presenting the interface, without user intervention, and further without polling the server, receiving from the server data indicating the availability of a new object at the server;

in response to the data, updating the list of objects to include the new object;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the new object is a draft of an existing object in the list of objects, wherein the updated list of objects is organized in a hierarchy indicating that the draft is associated with the existing object.

18. One or more storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

an application creating multiple drafts of an object;

wherein the application automatically creates each draft of the multiple drafts in response to one or more triggering events, the one or more triggering events including one or more of;

a first command that causes the application to close the object;

or

a second command that causes the application to generate output for the object, wherein the output is different than the draft;

the application causing each of the multiple drafts to be stored concurrently, in association with the object.

19. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

receiving a command to open the object;

in response to the command, opening a most recently created draft of said multiple drafts.

20. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

presenting a list of the multiple drafts;

receiving a selection of a particular draft from the list of the multiple drafts;

in response to receiving the selection of the particular draft, opening the particular draft.

21. The one or more storage media of claim 20, wherein the list of the multiple drafts includes, for each of the multiple drafts, data indicating a time at which the draft was saved.

22. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the application creates the multiple drafts without deleting any draft.

23. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the application automatically creates each draft in response to the one or more triggering events, without user intervention.

24. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the output is one of a report, image, printout, or link.

25. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein each of the multiple drafts is stored within the object.

26. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein each of the multiple drafts is stored external to the object and includes an identifier for the object.

27. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the one or more triggering events are each commands that cause the application to close the object.

28. The one or more storage media of claim 27, wherein the command that causes the application to close the object is one of an instruction to close the object, an instruction to open another object, or an instruction to terminate the application.

29. The one or more storage media of claim 18, wherein the one or more triggering events are each commands that cause the application to generate output for the object, wherein the output is different than the draft.

30. One or more storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

an application opening an object;

the application receiving first input that causes the application to modify the object;

the application receiving a first command that causes the application to close the object;

in response to the first command, the application creating a first draft of the object and storing the first draft in association with the object;

subsequent to the first command;

the application again opening the object;

the application receiving second input that causes the application to modify the object;

the application receiving a second command that causes the application to close the object;

in response to the second command, the application creating a second draft of the object and storing the second draft in association with the object, without deleting the first draft of the object.

31. The one or more storage media of claim 30, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

the application displaying a list of drafts associated with object, the list of drafts including the first draft and the second draft;

the application receiving a user selection of a particular draft from the list of drafts;

the application opening the particular draft.

32. The one or more storage media of claim 30, wherein the steps of:

(a) in response to the first command, the application creating a first draft of the object and storing the first draft in association with the object, and (b) in response to the second command, the application creating a second draft of the object and storing the second draft in association with the object, are performed without user intervention.

33. One or more storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

presenting an interface comprising a list of objects stored at a location on a server;

while presenting the interface, without user intervention, and further without polling the server, receiving from the server data indicating the availability of a new object at the server;

in response to the data, updating the list of objects to include the new object.

34. The one or more storage media of claim 33, wherein the new object is a draft of an existing object in the list of objects, wherein the updated list of objects is organized in a hierarchy indicating that the draft is associated with the existing object.