PROOFING ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS ON PORTABLE DEVICES

• US 20130185346A1
• Filed: 12/07/2012
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Hajj, Melissa Breglio, Dougherty, Casey M., Lee, Jeffery T., Cannistraro, Alan C., Lynch, Ryan S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,462,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

A user can proof (e.g., view, review) an electronic publication on a portable device. When the user finds errors in the electronic publication on the portable device, the user can edit the electronic publication on the editing device. The changes can be automatically synchronized with the portable device and displayed so that the user can review the changes and continue proofing the electronic publication on the portable device. In some implementations, an editing device can monitor files associated with an electronic publication for changes to the files and, when changes are detected, the files can be automatically synchronized to a portable device coupled to the editing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an editing device, input identifying files associated with an electronic publication;

monitoring, at the editing device, file metadata associated with the electronic publication files for data indicative of a modification to the electronic publication files;

identifying one or more modified files based on the monitoring;

transmitting file metadata associated with the modified files to a portable device coupled to the editing device;

receiving file information from the portable device identifying at least one of the modified files; and

transmitting the at least one identified modified file to the portable device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information identifying a particular file that is currently displayed on the portable device; and

prioritizing the transmission of the at least one identified modified file to the portable device based on the particular file.

3. A method comprising:

displaying content of an electronic publication on a portable device;

receiving, from an editing device, electronic publication file metadata corresponding to one or more files of the electronic publication stored on the portable device;

comparing the received file metadata to local file metadata associated with the one or more files;

based on the comparison, identifying at least one changed file;

transmitting, to the editing device, information identifying the at least one changed file;

receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device; and

refreshing the display of the electronic publication content on the portable device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein refreshing the display includes restarting an application used for displaying the electronic publication content.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein refreshing the display includes temporarily hiding the content.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device includes receiving a file associated with currently displayed content before files not associated with the currently displayed content.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device includes receiving text files before image files.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

receiving input identifying files associated with an electronic publication;

monitoring file metadata associated with the electronic publication files for data indicative of a modification to the electronic publication files;

identifying one or more modified files based on the monitoring;

transmitting file metadata associated with the modified files to a portable device;

receiving file information from the portable device identifying at least one of the modified files; and

transmitting the at least one identified modified file to the portable device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause:

obtaining information identifying a particular file that is currently displayed on the portable device; and

prioritizing the transmission of the at least one identified modified file to the portable device based on the particular file.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

displaying content of an electronic publication on a portable device;

receiving, from an editing device, electronic publication file metadata corresponding to one or more files of the electronic publication stored on the portable device;

comparing the received file metadata to local file metadata associated with the one or more files;

based on the comparison, identifying at least one changed file;

transmitting, to the editing device, information identifying the at least one changed file;

receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device; and

refreshing the display of the electronic publication content on the portable device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions that cause refreshing the display include instructions that cause restarting an application used for displaying the electronic publication content.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions that cause refreshing the display include instructions that cause temporarily hiding the content.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions that cause receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device include instructions that cause receiving a file associated with currently displayed content before files not associated with the currently displayed content.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions that cause receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device include instructions that cause receiving text files before image files.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes;

receiving input identifying files associated with an electronic publication;

monitoring file metadata associated with the electronic publication files for data indicative of a modification to the electronic publication files;

identifying one or more modified files based on the monitoring;

transmitting file metadata associated with the modified files to a portable device;

receiving file information from the portable device identifying at least one of the modified files; and

transmitting the at least one identified modified file to the portable device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause:

obtaining information identifying a particular file that is currently displayed on the portable device; and

prioritizing the transmission of the at least one identified modified file to the portable device based on the particular file.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes;

displaying content of an electronic publication on a portable device;

receiving, from an editing device, electronic publication file metadata corresponding to one or more files of the electronic publication stored on the portable device;

comparing the received file metadata to local file metadata associated with the one or more files;

based on the comparison, identifying at least one changed file;

transmitting, to the editing device, information identifying the at least one changed file;

receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device; and

refreshing the display of the electronic publication content on the portable device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause refreshing the display include instructions that cause restarting an application used for displaying the electronic publication content.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause refreshing the display include instructions that cause temporarily hiding the content.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device include instructions that cause receiving a file associated with currently displayed content before files not associated with the currently displayed content.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause receiving the at least one changed file from the editing device include instructions that cause receiving text files before image files.