Systems And Methodologies For Document Processing And Interacting With A User, Providing Storing Of Events Representative Of Document Edits Relative To A Document; Selection Of A Selected Set Of Document Edits; Generating Presentation Data Responsive To Said Selected Set Of Document Edits And The Stored Events; And Providing A Display Presentation Responsive To The Presentation Data

• US 20140082469A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Collaboration Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: David H Sitrick
• Inventors: Sitrick, David H., Fling, Russell T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,372,833 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/194 Calculation of difference between files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system and method provide for user interaction and document processing via event generation and processing. An underlying document is displayed and worked with (ranging from a blank document, or a presentation display of a non-blank document or an image of anything relative to which a user can make annotations that can result in a respective combined display presentation of the underlying image combined with the selected ones of the annotation). The annotations to be displayed are selected by criteria such as user, time, location, etc. A combined display presentation is generated responsive to respective display presentation data, and is associated with and representative of a specific combination view of edit events. A second version of a display presentation can be provided by selecting the events associated with a respective one of more users'"'"' annotations to form a selected set that is used to generate said display presentation data.

Claims

1. A method for user interaction and document processing, the method comprising:

providing display presentation data representative of a specific combination view of edit events that define elements of a display presentation;

providing a first said display presentation responsive to said display presentation data;

generating additional said edit events representative of and responsive to a user input made relative to the first display presentation;

wherein each said edit event is comprised of event content comprising a document change and an edit reference;

wherein the event content is generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each respective said edit reference identifies a position for utilization of a respective said document change;

wherein a respective said document change defines operations to be performed at the respective said position defined by the respective said edit reference associated with said respective said document change;

storing each said edit event in event storage;

generating a selected edit list for a set of selected edit events representative of a respective said specific combination view;

wherein the selected edit list defines which of the edit events stored in the event storage are selected events that are utilized to generate a revised display presentation responsive to the event storage;

wherein the events in the selected edit list can comprise less than all the events between a first event and a last event within an ordering of the entry order of input;

the method further comprising;

generating revised display presentation data responsive to said selected edit list; and

generating a respective revised display presentation responsive to said respective revised display presentation data.

2. The method as in claim 1,

wherein each said edit reference provides at least one of:

a respective link to a respective specific position;

a link to a specific position in the display presentation data;

a link to a relative position in the display presentation data;

a link to a position of one of the edit events;

a position relative to another one of the edit events; and

a respective link to a respective relative location in the revised display presentation data.

3. The method as in claim 1,

wherein the display presentation data has a beginning and an end;

wherein the position is comprised of one of;

a specific respective said edit event;

the location within the display presentation data containing change data provided an edit event referred to by said position;

a relative location within the display presentation data containing change data provided an edit event referred to by said position;

the beginning of the display presentation data; and

the end of the display presentation data.

4. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second selected edit list for a second set of selected events;

generating second display presentation data representative of a respective second display presentation responsive to said second selected edit list and to the event storage; and

generating a respective said second display presentation responsive to said second display presentation data.

5. The method as in claim 1,

wherein there are a plurality of users;

and

wherein each of the plurality of users provides separate and independent entry of edit events.

6. The method as in claim 1,

wherein the document change defines operations to be performed on the display presentation data by modifying the display presentation data at the respective said position defined by the respective said edit reference associated with said respective said document change.

7. The method as in claim 1,

wherein each respective said document change defines operations to be performed relative to another said edit event at the respective said position defined by the respective said edit reference associated with said respective said document change.

8. The method as in claim 1,

wherein the display presentation is provided via an Internet browser.

9. A method for document creation and editing by at least one user, the method comprising:

providing a display presentation of a respective document responsive to respective display presentation data;

storing event data representative of respective events in document storage, said event data comprised of a respective document change and a respective edit reference for a respective event, and representative of a respective document edit relative to the display presentation of the respective document;

wherein the respective edit reference defines a location for applying the respective document change;

wherein the respective document change provides information on how to modify the display presentation;

the method further comprising;

selecting a set of the events as a selected set of events;

generating revised display presentation data responsive to the selected set of events and the document storage; and

providing a revised display presentation of a respective revised document responsive to the respective revised display presentation data.

10. The method as in claim 9,

wherein each said edit reference provides information to locate one of:

another said edit event;

another said document change;

a specific location at which to apply the respective change data relative to the respective display presentation;

a respective location in the respective display presentation data;

information on where to utilize the respective said document change relative to a beginning of the document;

information on where to utilize the respective said document change relative to an end of the document;

information on where to utilize the respective said document change relative to a beginning of the display presentation data; and

information on where to utilize the respective said document change relative to an end of the display presentation data.

11. The system as in claim 9,

wherein a dangling event is created when at least one of:

a respective said event is within the set of selected events, but said respective said event references another of the events that is not within the set of selected events;

a respective said event that is within the set of selected events references an existing said dangling event, directly or through another of the events that is not within the set of selected event; and

wherein the system provides for selection as to whether to provide a presentation display not showing the dangling event in the respective presentation and whether to provide a presentation display showing the dangling event within the presentation in an identifiable manner.

12. The system as in claim 9,

wherein a orphan event is created when a respective said event that is within the set of selected events, has no reference to any other selected event, direct or indirect;

and

wherein the system provides for selection as to whether to not show the orphan event in the respective presentation and whether to show the orphan event within the presentation in an identifiable manner.

13. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

generating edited display presentation data responsive to said respective document edits in the selected set of events;

generating difference edits responsive to comparing said edited display presentation data and said display presentation data; and

generating said event data responsive to said difference edits and said presentation data.

14. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

selecting a second set of the events as a second selected set of events; and

providing a second revised display presentation responsive to the second selected set of events and the document storage.

15. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

storing edit data for a plurality of respective edits, corresponding to respective said events, comprising a respective said selected set of events, for each of a plurality of selected sets of events;

wherein each respective said selected set of events is comprised of a respective separate edit reference for each respective document edit in said respective selected set of events; and

wherein the revised display presentation data is generated responsive to selection of one of the plurality of said respective selected set of events.

16. The method as in claim 9,

wherein each said respective document change provides information on at least one of:

how to modify another said document change as located by the respective said edit reference, and where to insert the respective document change relative to one of before and after another said document change as located by said respective edit reference.

17. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

wherein each respective said document edit further comprises metadata defining conditions associated with creation of each respective said document edit; and

wherein the revised display presentation is generated responsive to said metadata.

18. The method as in claim 17,

wherein the metadata comprises at least one of:

user identification, time of entry of a respective said event, duration of a respective said event, properties of a respective said document change, location of the user, identification of a respective associated said set of events, audio, video, image, comments, and graphics data.

19. A system for document processing and interacting with a user, the system comprising:

a document processing system comprising;

document storage for storing events representative of document edits relative to a document having a beginning and an end;

wherein each said document edit is comprised of a respective document change and a respective edit reference;

wherein the document edits are generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each respective said document change provides information on how to modify the document with the respective said document edit at a location as located by each respective said edit reference;

selection logic responsive to said user selection of a selected set of document edits, comprised of one of;

no said document edits, one said document edit, and a plurality of said document edits;

wherein the document edits in the selected set can comprise less than all the document edits between a first document edit and a last document edit within an ordering of the entry order of input;

display generation logic for generating presentation data responsive to said selected set of document edits; and

a display apparatus providing a display presentation responsive to the presentation data.

20. The system as in claim 19,

wherein the respective said document change provides information for display of a respective document edit at a respective location as defined by the respective said edit reference at one of:

a location relative to the location referenced by said edit reference, before the location referenced by said edit reference, and after the location referenced by said edit reference.

21. The system as in claim 19,

wherein the edit reference provides one of:

information to locate another document edit contained in the document storage, information to locate the beginning of the document, and information to locate the end of the document.

22. The system as in claim 19,

wherein there are a plurality of users, each said user providing input of document edits and having a display apparatus for said user;

the system further comprising;

a plurality of said selection logic and a plurality of said display generation logic, one of each for each said user, to provide control for each said user of selection of a respective said selected set of document edits, and to provide generation of a separate respective said display presentation for each said user.

23. The system as in claim 19, further comprising:

a plurality of document processing systems;

a network coupling said plurality of document processing systems;

wherein said selected set of document edits, is communicated, from one of the of document processing systems to at least one of a plurality of other ones of the document processing systems, as a communicated selected edit list via said network; and

wherein each corresponding said display generation logic of a corresponding one of the plurality of document processing systems, locally generates respective said display presentation data responsive to said communicated selected edit list.

24. The system as in claim 23,

wherein modified display presentation data is generated responsive to an input by a respective said user at a respective one of the plurality of document processing systems;

wherein each of the document processing systems is further comprised of compare logic;

wherein the modified display presentation data is communicated through said network from said respective one of the plurality of document processing systems to at least one other one of said plurality of document processing systems; and

wherein said compare logic of each of the at least one other of said plurality of document processing systems is responsive to the communicated said modified display presentation data and to said display presentation data as generated responsive to said communicated said selected set of document edits, to generate a respective new event; and

wherein the respective new event is stored in respective said document storage.

25. The system as in claim 19,

wherein each said document edit further comprises metadata defining conditions associated with said document edit;

wherein the display generation logic is responsive to said metadata for generating the selected edit list; and

wherein the metadata comprises at least one of;

user identification, time of entry of a respective said event, duration of a respective said event, properties of a respective said document change, location of the user, user contact information, system identifier where event is created, company, user rights, identification of a respective said selected set of document edits, audio, video, image, comments, and graphics data.

26. The system as in claim 19, the document processing system further comprising:

difference logic generating difference edits responsive to input by a respective said user, and the presentation data;

event generator logic generating new events representative of respective new document edits, responsive to said difference edits and said selected set of document edits; and

wherein said respective said new events are stored in said document storage.

27. The system as in claim 26, further comprising:

a plurality of the document processing systems; and

,

a network coupling said plurality of document processing systems;

wherein difference edits are generated responsive to a user input of at least one of the plurality of document processing systems;

wherein said difference edits are communicated through said network to each of said plurality of document processing systems and thereafter to the respective event generator logic of each said plurality of document processing systems; and

wherein said event generator logic of each said plurality of document processing systems generates respective said new events responsive to respective said communicated difference edits and to respective said selected edits as generated responsive to said communicated selected edit list.

28. The system as in claim 19, further comprising:

a plurality of document processing systems;

a network coupling said plurality of document processing systems;

wherein said document edits are communicated through said network between said plurality of document processing systems; and

wherein the communicated said document edits are stored in respective said document storage.

29. The system as in claim 19,

wherein said document change comprises respective associated document data and a respective associated document operation;

wherein the document data is comprised of at least one of;

text, formatting, audio, video, graphics, and image data;

wherein the document operation is comprised of at least one of;

causing the associated said document data to be inserted after said associated said document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference;

causing the associated document data to be inserted before said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference;

causing the associated said document data to hide said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference; and

causing the associated document data to replace said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference.

30. The system as in claim 19,

wherein the selection logic provides for selecting a second set of the events as a second selected set of document edits;

and

wherein the display generation logic provides for generating a second revised display presentation responsive to the second selected set of document edits and the document storage.

31. A method for document processing and interacting with at least one user, the method comprising, for each user:

storing, in storage, events representative of document edits relative to a document having a beginning and an end;

wherein each said document edit is comprised of a respective document change and a respective edit reference;

wherein the document edits are generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each respective said document change provides information on how to modify the document with the respective said document edit at a location as located by each respective said edit reference;

selecting a selected set of document edits, comprised of;

no said document edits, one said document edit, and a plurality of said document edits;

wherein the document edits in the selected set can comprise less than all the document edits between a first document edit and a last document edit within an ordering of the entry order of input;

generating presentation data responsive to said selected set of document edits; and

providing a display presentation responsive to the presentation data.

32. The method as in claim 31,

wherein the respective said document change provides information for display of a respective document edit at a respective location as defined by the respective said edit reference at one of:

a location relative to the location referenced by said edit reference, before the location referenced by said edit reference, and after the location referenced by said edit reference.

33. The method as in claim 31,

wherein the edit reference provides one of:

information to locate another document edit contained in the document storage, information to locate the beginning of the document, and information to locate the end of the document.

34. The method as in claim 31, further comprising:

coupling said selected set of document edits, for communications from a document processing system for one said user to at least one of a plurality of other ones of document processing systems for at least one respective said other one of the plurality of users, as a communicated selected edit list via a network; and

the method further comprising;

generating a local display presentation responsive to said communicated selected edit list.

35. The method as in claim 31, further comprising:

generating modified display presentation data responsive to an input by a respective said user at a respective one of the plurality of document processing systems;

communicating the modified display presentation data through said network from said respective one of the plurality of document processing systems to at least one other one of said plurality of document processing systems; and

generate a respective new event, at each of the at least one other of said plurality of document processing systems, responsive to the communicated said modified display presentation data and to said display presentation data as generated responsive to said communicated said selected set of document edits; and

storing the respective new event.

36. The method as in claim 31, further comprising:

generating modified presentation data responsive to user input and to the presentation data;

comparing the modified presentation data with the presentation data to generate difference edits;

wherein said presentation data is comprised of edit references defining respective locations where respective said change data from the respective associated document edit is to be utilized;

the method further comprising;

generating said respective said new edits responsive to the difference edits and to said presentation data and to the edit references within the presentation data.

37. The method as in claim 31,

wherein said document change comprises respective associated document data and a respective associated document operation;

wherein the document data is comprised of at least one of;

text, formatting, audio, video, graphics, and image data;

wherein the document operation is comprised of at least one of;

causing the associated said document data to be inserted after said associated said document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference;

causing the associated document data to be inserted before said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference;

causing the associated said document data to hide said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference; and

causing the associated document data to replace said associated document edit as located by the respective said associated edit reference.