Interactive thumbnails for transferring content among electronic documents
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1. A computer readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium storing program instructions executable to:
- present a first electronic document in a panel;
receive an identification of at least a portion of the first electronic document to transfer into a second electronic document, wherein the second electronic document is not currently presented in the panel;
generate a representation of the second electronic document in situ with the first electronic document within the panel, wherein at least a portion of the representation of the second electronic document is linked to a repository for the second electronic document; and
receive selection of the representation of the second electronic document to paste a copy of the portion of the first electronic document into the second electronic document while remaining in context of the first electronic document and without transitioning to the second electronic document.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computing devices and systems, software, computer programs, applications, and user interfaces, and more particularly, to generating a reproduction of an electronic document, such as a thumbnail, that includes an input field.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium storing program instructions executable to:
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present a first electronic document in a panel; receive an identification of at least a portion of the first electronic document to transfer into a second electronic document, wherein the second electronic document is not currently presented in the panel; generate a representation of the second electronic document in situ with the first electronic document within the panel, wherein at least a portion of the representation of the second electronic document is linked to a repository for the second electronic document; and receive selection of the representation of the second electronic document to paste a copy of the portion of the first electronic document into the second electronic document while remaining in context of the first electronic document and without transitioning to the second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable volatile or non-volatile medium storing program instructions executable to:
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receive user input identifying a portion of content in a first panel to form a selected content portion; invoke a specialized command in response to identifying the portion of the content to display an interactive thumbnail of an electronic document in situ with the content within the first panel, wherein the interactive thumbnail is selectable to paste the selected content portion into the electronic document while remaining in context of the content in the first panel and without transitioning to the electronic document, and wherein the electronic document is not currently displayed in the first panel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable volatile or non-volatile medium storing program instructions executable to:
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receive user input identifying a portion of a source content panel; and display a thumbnail of an electronic form in situ in the source content panel, wherein the electronic form is not currently displayed in the panel and wherein the thumbnail includes one or more input fields selectable to paste a copy of the portion of the source content panel into the electronic form while remaining in context of the source content panel without transitioning to the electronic form. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A device comprising:
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a panel generator configured to generate a panel including a first electronic document; and an in-situ document data transfer unit comprising; a thumbnail generator configured to; convert presentation data representing a second electronic document into a thumbnail and display the thumbnail in situ with the first electronic document; and a data copier configured to; transfer selected data via thumbnail from one of either the first electronic document or the second electronic document to the other, wherein selection of the data to transfer and said transfer occur while remaining in context of the first electronic document without transitioning to the second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store instructions and data associated with transferring data from an opened electronic document to an unopened electronic document; and logic configured to; present a first electronic document as the opened electronic document in a panel; identify at least a portion of the first electronic document to transfer into a second electronic document, wherein the second electronic document is not presented in the panel; generate a representation of the second electronic document in situ with the opened electronic document within the panel wherein at least a portion of the representation of the second electronic document is linked to a repository for the second electronic document; and paste a copy of the portion of the first electronic document into the the second electronic document while remaining in context of the opened first electronic document and without transitioning to the second electronic document.
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27. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory storing instructions and data executable by the processor to implement; receiving user input identifying a portion of a source content panel, and in response to said receiving, display a thumbnail representation of an electronic form in situ in the source content panel, wherein the electronic form is not currently displayed in the panel and wherein the electronic form comprises input fields selectable to paste a copy of the portion of the source content panel into the electronic form while remaining in context of the source content panel without transitioning to the electronic form.
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28. A method, comprising:
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presenting a first electronic document in a panel; receiving an identification of at least a portion of the first electronic document to transfer into a second electronic document, wherein the second electronic document is not presented in the panel; generating a representation of the second electronic document in situ with the first electronic document within the panel, wherein at least a portion of the representation of the second electronic document is linked to a repository for the second electronic document; and pasting a copy of the portion of the first electronic document into the input field the second electronic document while remaining in context of the first electronic document and without transitioning to the second electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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receiving user input identifying a portion of a source content panel; and displaying a thumbnail of an electronic form in situ in the source content panel, wherein the electronic form is not currently displayed in the source content panel, and wherein the thumbnail comprises one or more input fields selectable to paste copy of the portion of the source content panel into the electronic form while remaining in context of the source content panel without transitioning to the electronic form. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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