HIERARCHICAL DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION OF DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORIES
First Claim
1. A method for configuring an application based on a workflow history of an electronic document, the method comprising:
- accessing a plurality of data objects stored in a memory, wherein each data object stores information related to a different event generated by an application that is configured to modify the document;
generating a timeline object that includes one or more tracks of information, wherein each track of information includes at least one marker object that is associated with a data object in the plurality of data objects;
displaying the timeline object in a graphical user interface associated with the application;
receiving a selection of a first marker object included in the timeline object; and
configuring the application based on the information in the data object associated with the first marker object.
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Abstract
A system and technique for displaying a document'"'"'s workflow history are disclosed. The system includes a graphical user interface for displaying one or more graphical representations of events generated by an application configured to edit a document. Each of the events generated by the application may be stored in a data structure that is associated with one or more portions of the document. The data structure may also be associated with a digital image that reflects the state of the document at the time the event was generated and one or more frames of digital video captured substantially simultaneously with the generation of the event. The system may display the stored events via graphical representations in the graphical user interface that represent a portion of the total document workflow history. A user may navigate through the graphical events based on a hierarchical algorithm for clustering events.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for configuring an application based on a workflow history of an electronic document, the method comprising:
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accessing a plurality of data objects stored in a memory, wherein each data object stores information related to a different event generated by an application that is configured to modify the document; generating a timeline object that includes one or more tracks of information, wherein each track of information includes at least one marker object that is associated with a data object in the plurality of data objects; displaying the timeline object in a graphical user interface associated with the application; receiving a selection of a first marker object included in the timeline object; and configuring the application based on the information in the data object associated with the first marker object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed, performs an operation for configuring an application based on a workflow history of an electronic document, the operation comprising:
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accessing a plurality of data objects stored in a memory, wherein each data object stores information related to a different event generated by an application that is configured to modify the document; generating a timeline object that includes one or more tracks of information, wherein each track of information includes at least one marker object that is associated with a data object in the plurality of data objects; displaying the timeline object in a graphical user interface associated with the application; receiving a selection of a first marker object included in the timeline object; and configuring the application based on the information in the data object associated with the first marker object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for configuring an application based on a workflow history of an electronic document, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to; access a plurality of data objects stored in a memory, wherein each data object stores information related to a different event generated by an application that is configured to modify the document; generate a timeline object that includes one or more tracks of information, wherein each track of information includes at least one marker object that is associated with a data object in the plurality of data objects; display the timeline object in a graphical user interface associated with the application; receive a selection of a first marker object included in the timeline object; and configure the application based on the information in the data object associated with the first marker object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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