CREATING A COMMUNICATION EDITABLE IN A BROWSER INDEPENDENT OF PLATFORM AND OPERATING SYSTEM

• US 20140310589A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirSpring Software, LLC
• Original Assignee: AirSpring Software, LLC
• Inventors: Guckenberger, Robert C., Heiney, Ron L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,501,457 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for creating a communication including content editable in a browser independent of platform or operating system. A system creates such a communication by defining the communication in markup language having a plurality of elements, adding canvas element(s) as one of the elements, inserting script within the markup language for defining the user specific and non-user specific content as a plurality of user specific and non-user specific objects, establishing coordinates for each of the user specific and non-user specific objects relative a defined origin, drawing each object at the coordinates established for the object in the canvas element(s) as canvas natives visible in the browser, and interpreting user initiated events for use in editing at least one of the plurality of user specific objects and the plurality of non-user specific objects.

Claims

1. In a computing system environment, a method of creating a communication including user specific content editable in a browser by a user independent of the user'"'"'s platform or operating system, comprising:

defining a communication in markup language supported by the browser including a plurality of elements;

adding at least one canvas element as one of said plurality of elements; and

inserting script within said markup language for (1) defining the user specific content as a plurality of user specific objects, (2) defining non-user specific content as a plurality of non-user specific objects, (3) establishing coordinates for each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects relative a defined origin, (4) drawing each user specific object and non-user specific object at the coordinates established for the user specific object or non-user specific object in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser, and (5) interpreting user initiated events for use in editing at least one of the plurality of user specific objects and the plurality of non-user specific objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one informational pointer.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of non-user specific objects includes a cursor object having coordinates relative to the defined origin.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements defining the communication in markup language supported by the browser are styled using cascading style sheets, and

wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for formatting the drawing commands in accordance with the cascading style sheets used to style the plurality of elements.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object, and

wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one informational pointer.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.

13. A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

defining a communication, including user specific content editable in a browser by a user independent of the user'"'"'s platform or operating system, in markup language supported by the browser including a plurality of elements;

adding at least one canvas element as one of said plurality of elements; and

inserting script within said markup language for (1) defining the user specific content as a plurality of user specific objects, (2) defining non-user specific content as a plurality of non-user specific objects, (3) establishing coordinates for each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects relative a defined origin, (4) drawing each user specific object and non-user specific object at the coordinates established for the user specific object or non-user specific object in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser, and (5) interpreting user initiated events for use in editing at least one of the plurality of user specific objects and the plurality of non-user specific objects.

14. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one informational pointer.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the plurality of non-user specific objects includes a cursor object having coordinates relative to the defined origin.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the plurality of elements defining the communication in markup language supported by the browser are styled using cascading style sheets, and

wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for formatting the drawing commands in accordance with the cascading style sheets used to style the plurality of elements.

21. The computer storage medium of claim 20, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object, and

wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

22. The computer storage medium of claim 21, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

23. The computer storage medium of claim 22, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.

24. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

defining a communication, including user specific content editable in a browser by a user independent of the user'"'"'s platform or operating system, in markup language supported by the browser including a plurality of elements;

adding at least one canvas element as one of said plurality of elements; and

inserting script within said markup language for (1) defining the user specific content as a plurality of user specific objects, (2) defining non-user specific content as a plurality of non-user specific objects, (3) establishing coordinates for each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects relative a defined origin, (4) drawing each user specific object and non-user specific object at the coordinates established for the user specific object or non-user specific object in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser, and (5) interpreting user initiated events for use in editing at least one of the plurality of user specific objects and the plurality of non-user specific objects.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language includes script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one informational pointer.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein the plurality of non-user specific objects includes a cursor object having coordinates relative to the defined origin.

31. The system of claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements defining the communication in markup language supported by the browser are styled using cascading style sheets, and

wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for formatting the drawing commands in accordance with the cascading style sheets used to style the plurality of elements.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for further defining each of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects to include at least one pointer for each object associated therewith whether the associated object is a user or non-user specific object, and for re-establishing coordinates for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of an interpreted user initiated event.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for redefining the at least one pointer for each object of the plurality of user specific objects and non-user specific objects associated with an object that has been edited as the result of the interpreted user initiated event.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the operation of inserting script within said markup language further comprises inserting script for redrawing each object having re-established coordinates in said at least one canvas element as canvas natives visible in the browser.