Application of Multiple Content Items and Functionality to an Electronic Content Item

• US 20130097490A1
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Kotler, Matthew J., Borysenko, Michael Ivan, Friend, Ned B., Kikin-Gil, Erez, Parker, Charles W., Satterfield, Jesse Clay, Stiles, Scott M., Zaika, Igor
• Granted Patent: US 9,176,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Application of content and associated functionality from multiple content sources to an electronic content item is provided. Content from a first document may be displayed over a second document via a user interface component. If desired, such content may be inserted into the second document, and application functionality associated with the inserted content may be retained after it is inserted into the second document. One or more navigation means may be provided for conveniently navigating inside a content item (e.g., a document) for adding new content or for reviewing or editing existing content. In addition, a number of content views and content mappings may be provided.

Claims

1. A method of providing multiple content components and associated application functionality in an electronic document;

comprising;

receiving a plurality of content components in an electronic document, each of the plurality of content components being associated with a different application functionality, and each of the plurality of content components being structured for identifying each of the plurality of content components relative to each of the other content components of the plurality of content components;

displaying the electronic document in a computer-enabled content user interface;

providing in the computer-enabled content user interface a navigation user interface component for allowing navigation of the electronic document, the navigation including navigation across each of the plurality of content components contained in the electronic document regardless of application functionality associated with each of the plurality of content components; and

while navigating to a given one of the plurality of content items, providing application functionality associated with the given one of the plurality of content items for interacting with the given one of the plurality of content items.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing in the computer-enabled content user interface a navigation user interface component includes providing the navigation user interface component in the electronic document displayed in the computer-enabled content user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing in the electronic document a navigation map, the navigation map containing one or more selectable controls associated with each of the plurality of content items, such that selection of one of the one or more selectable controls causes navigation to a portion of the electronic document corresponding to the selected control and corresponding to a location in the electronic document of a given one of the plurality of content items contained in the electronic document.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the navigation map includes a navigation gallery containing one or more selectable controls associated with one or more of the plurality of content items or associated with one or more other content items associated with the plurality of content items.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing navigation of the electronic document includes causing a display of two or more views of the electronic document simultaneously for allowing a comparison of the two or more views of the electronic document and for allowing navigation in each of the two or more views of the electronic document.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein causing a display of two or more views of the electronic document simultaneously for allowing a comparison of the two or more views of the electronic document includes displaying a first view of the electronic document having a first set of document attributes associated with a first interaction with the electronic document and displaying a second view of the electronic document having a second set of document attributes associated with a second interaction with the electronic document for allowing a comparison between of the first view of the electronic document with the second view of the electronic document.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document, such that selection of a mapping component from the navigable mapping causes navigation to a portion of the electronic document corresponding to the selected mapping component.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the navigable mapping of the one or more portions of the electronic document includes providing a navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document that comprise a subset of all portions of the electronic document.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a selection of the navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document that comprise a subset of all portions of the electronic document, and displaying a second electronic document comprised of the one or more portions of the electronic document comprising the subset of all portions of the electronic document.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising allowing pivoting between the first and second electronic documents wherein upon pivoting to the first electronic document, displaying all portions of the first electronic document and wherein upon pivoting to the second electronic document, displaying the subset of all the portions of the first electronic document associated with the second electronic document.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document viewed by one or more users.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document not viewed by one or more users.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document for which feedback is received from one or more users, wherein feedback includes whether one or more users liked, disliked or commented on one or more portions of the electronic document.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document marked for interest by one or more users.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document edited by one or more users.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document not edited by one or more users.

17. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying a gallery of different visuals for representing different navigations of the electronic document, wherein the different visuals include one or more user interface (UI) choices, each of the one or more UI choices including a different means for navigation of the electronic document.

18. A method of providing application of multiple content items and functionality to an electronic content item;

comprising;

receiving a first content item and displaying the first content item in a computer-enabled content user interface;

providing in the computer-enabled content user interface a navigation user interface component;

providing in the navigation user interface component one or more navigation controls for allowing navigation in the displayed first content item;

highlighting a first portion of the first content item for showing the highlighted first portion of the first content item was read by a first user; and

highlighting a second portion of the first content item for showing that the highlighted second portion of the first content item was read by a second user.

19. A method of providing application of multiple content items and functionality to an electronic content item;

comprising;

receiving a first content item and displaying the first content item in a computer-enabled content user interface;

receiving a selection for inserting a second content item into the first content item;

displaying the second content item in a user interface component over a portion of the first content item; and

inserting the second content item into the first content item at a selected location within the first content item.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein if the second content item is associated with a software application functionality that is different from a software application functionality associated with the first content item, enabling use of a first software application functionality associated with the first content item when receiving user interaction with the first content item and enabling use of a second software application functionality associated with the second content item when receiving user interaction with the second content item.