SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC HISTORICAL BROWSING

• US 20110099477A1
• Filed: 10/28/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. (Morgan Stanley)
• Original Assignee: Morgan Stanley
• Inventors: Talaat, Mohamed I.
• Granted Patent: US 8,719,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamic historical browsing of a collection of documents, such as a collection of webpages. In some embodiments, the entry point of the browsing experience may be a timestamp-based or version-based. The entry point may be established by a navigation parameter, such as a graphical slider, for example. A historical browsing experience may be replicated based on the entry point. The system may be implemented via client-side implementation or a server-side implementation. A rich interface application (RIA) may be used.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for browsing electronic documents, comprising:

storing a plurality of electronic documents in a computer database, wherein the computer database is in electronic communication with a host server, wherein the plurality of documents comprises a first document and a second document, wherein the first document comprises a hyperlink to the second document, wherein the second document comprises a first version and a second version;

displaying the first document on a client computing device comprising a rich internet application, wherein the client computing device is in communication with the host server, wherein the client computing device comprises a processor circuit and a memory circuit, and wherein the host server comprises a processor circuit and a memory circuit;

receiving by the rich internet application of the client computing device a client side navigation parameter;

receiving by the rich internet application of the client computing device a client side request to access the second document using the hyperlink;

determining with the rich internet application of the client computing device a requested version of the second document based on the client side navigation parameter;

determining with the rich internet application of the client computing device a dynamic path for the requested version of the second document, wherein the requested version is one of the first version and the second version;

retrieving by the host server the requested version of the second document based on the dynamic path; and

displaying the requested version of the second document on the client computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation parameter is a version request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation parameter is a timestamp request.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first version is created at a first timestamp and the second version is created at a second timestamp that is later in time than the first timestamp.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising

comparing with the rich internet application the timestamp request to the first timestamp and the second timestamp;

retrieving the first version is retrieved when the timestamp request is only subsequent to the first timestamp; and

retrieving the second version when the timestamp request is subsequent to the first timestamp and the second timestamp.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein content of the first document is updated based on the navigation parameter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation parameter is selected using a graphical input provided by the client computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the graphical input is selected from a group consisting of a slider and a plurality of radio buttons.

9. A computer-implemented method for browsing electronic documents, comprising:

storing a plurality of electronic documents in a computer database, wherein the plurality of documents comprises a first document and a second document, wherein the computer database is in electronic communication with a host server, wherein the second document comprises a first version and a second version;

displaying the first document on a client computing device that is in communication with the host server, wherein the client computing device comprises a processor circuit and a memory circuit, and wherein the host server comprises a processor circuit and a memory circuit;

receiving by the host server a client side navigation parameter from the client computing device;

populating by the host server a hyperlink on the first document to the second document, wherein a dynamic path is associated with the hyperlink, wherein the dynamic path is at least partially based on the client side navigation parameter, wherein the dynamic path is associated with a requested version of the second document;

receiving by the host server from the client computing device a request to access the second document using the hyperlink;

retrieving by the host server the requested version of the second document based on the dynamic path; and

displaying the requested version of the second document on the client computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the navigation parameter is a version request.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the navigation parameter is a timestamp request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first version is created at a first timestamp and the second version is created at a second timestamp.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the timestamp request is compared to the first timestamp and the second timestamp, and the first version is retrieved when the timestamp request is only subsequent to the first timestamp and the second version is retrieved with the timestamp request is subsequent to the first timestamp and the second timestamp.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein content of the first document is updated based on the navigation parameter.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the navigation parameter is selected using a graphical input provided by the client computing device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the graphical input is selected from a group consisting of a slider and a plurality of radio buttons.

17. A system, comprising:

a computer database configured to store a plurality of documents, wherein the plurality of documents comprises a first document and a second document, wherein the first document comprises a hyperlink to the second document, wherein the second document comprises a first version and a second version;

a host server in electronic communication with the computer database;

a client computing device for displaying at least one of the plurality of documents, wherein the client computing device in communication with the host server, wherein the client computing device comprises a rich internet application;

wherein the client computing device is configured to receive a navigation parameter, wherein the rich Internet application is configured to determine a requested version of the second document and a dynamic path based on the navigation parameter, wherein the dynamic path is associated with one of the first version and the second version, and wherein the host server is configured to retrieve the requested version of the second document based on the dynamic path, and wherein the host server is configured to serve the requested version to the client computing device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the navigation parameter is one of a version request and a timestamp request.

19. A system, comprising:

a computer database configured to store a plurality of documents, wherein the plurality of documents comprises a first document and a second document, wherein the first document comprises a dynamic hyperlink to the second document, wherein the second document comprises a first version and a second version;

a host server in electronic communication with the computer database;

a client computing device for displaying at least one of the plurality of documents, wherein the client computing device is configured to receive a navigation parameter, and wherein the client computing device is in communication with the host server;

wherein the host server is configured to populate the dynamic hyperlink on the first document based on a navigation parameter, wherein the dynamic path is associated with a requested version of the second document, and wherein the host server is configured to retrieve the requested version of the second document based on the dynamic path.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the navigation parameter is one of a version request and a timestamp request.