DISPLAYING DOCUMENTS BASED ON AUTHOR PREFERENCES
First Claim
1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for displaying a document based on viewing preferences defined by an author of the document, the method comprising:
- receiving document data to display;
receiving the viewing preferences defined by the author associated with one or more features of the document; and
displaying the document based on the received author viewing preferences, wherein at least one of the features in the displayed document is different from a corresponding feature in the generated document.
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Abstract
An author of a document may be enabled to specify viewing preferences for displaying a document in a reading view. The author may be enabled to define or select among available options for document viewing preferences such as transitions, animations, display of selected elements, layout features, embedded objects, and comparable ones. A reader of the document may be enabled to specify similar viewing preferences on their end. The author'"'"'s preferences may also include customization of viewing rules based on a device, application, or version of application through which the document is viewed. In case of conflict between the author'"'"'s and reader'"'"'s preferences, one may prevail depending on permission levels and similar attributes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for displaying a document based on viewing preferences defined by an author of the document, the method comprising:
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receiving document data to display; receiving the viewing preferences defined by the author associated with one or more features of the document; and displaying the document based on the received author viewing preferences, wherein at least one of the features in the displayed document is different from a corresponding feature in the generated document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device for enabling an author to specify viewing preferences for a document created on the computing device when the document is viewed on other computing devices, the computing device comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing an application in conjunction with the stored instructions, wherein the application is configured to; enable one of creation and editing of the document; provide a user interface for specifying one or more author viewing preferences; receive the author viewing preferences associated with one or more features of the document; provide the document with the author viewing preferences to another computing device for displaying the document based on the specified author viewing preferences, wherein at least one of the features in the displayed document is different from a corresponding feature in the generated document. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for displaying a document based on viewing preferences defined by an author of the document, the instructions comprising:
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receiving document data to display; receiving the viewing preferences defined by the author associated with one or more features of the document along with the document; receiving viewing preferences defined by a reader of the document; determining at least one from a set of;
a device capability, an application capability, and an application version associated with displaying the document; anddisplaying the document based on the received author viewing preferences, the reader viewing preferences, and one or more of the device capability, the application capability, and the application version associated with displaying the document, wherein at least one of the features in the displayed document is different from a corresponding feature in the generated document. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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