SCENARIO BASED PINNING IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT

• US 20170285889A1
• Filed: 06/27/2016
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: DeMaris, John L., Allison, Angela
• Application Number:
  US15/194,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20170285889A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/176 Support for shared access to files; File sharing support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for pinning items that span across multiple containers in a collaboration environment. In one aspect, a set of pinned items may be provided based on a container. For example, a first container may comprise a folder having a first metadata driven view that includes a first set of pinnable items. In another example, a second container may comprise the folder having a second metadata driven view that includes a second set of pinnable items. Pinnable items from the first set of pinnable items may be pinned as a tile in a top position within the first metadata driven view. Pinnable items from the second set of pinnable items may be pinned as a tile in a top position within the second metadata driven view.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a set of pinned items based on a container, the method comprising:

rendering a first container comprising a folder having a first metadata driven view in a user interface of a file sharing tool, wherein the first container includes a first set of pinnable items;

in response to receiving a selection of a first pin associated with a first pinnable item of the first set of pinnable items, pinning the first pinnable item as a tile in a top position within the first metadata driven view; and

in response to receiving a selection of a second pin associated with a second pinnable item of the first set of pinnable items, pinning the second pinnable item adjacent to the first pinnable item as a tile in the top position within the first metadata driven view.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising rendering a second container comprising the folder having a second metadata driven view in the user interface of the file sharing tool, wherein the second container includes a second set of pinnable items.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first set of pinnable items includes at least one of files, web pages, links to external resources, rich media, and tasks.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first container includes a shared library of content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first set of pinnable items match a set of metadata values associated with the first metadata driven view

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the second set of pinnable items match a set of metadata values associated with the second metadata driven view.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first container includes an action pane including at least an edit option associated with the first pinnable item pinned as a tile and the second pinnable item pinned as a tile.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising in response to receiving a selection of the edit option, displaying an edit pane including at least a relocation option and an unpin option.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising in response to receiving a selection of the relocation option, relocating at least one of the first pinnable item pinned as a tile and the second pinnable item pinned as a tile within the top position of the first metadata driven view.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising in response to receiving a selection of the unpin option, removing at least one of the first pinnable item pinned as a tile and the second pinnable item pinned as a tile from the top position of the first metadata driven view.

11. A system comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least;

initiate rendering of a shared library of content within a file sharing tool, wherein the shared library of content includes at least one or more folders;

in response to receiving a selection of a first of the one or more folders, initiate rendering of a first set of pinnable items within the first selected folder; and

in response to receiving a selection of a second of the one or more folders, initiate rendering of a second set of pinnable items within the second selected folder, wherein the first set of pinnable items includes at least one pinnable item that is different from the second set of pinnable items.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each folder of the one or more folders includes a unique set of pinnable items.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a first pinnable item of the first set of pinnable items, pinning the first pinnable item as a tile in a top position within the first selected folder.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a first pinnable item of the second set of pinnable items, pinning the first pinnable item as a tile in a top position within the second selected folder.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a second pinnable item of the first set of pinnable items, pinning the second pinnable item adjacent to the first pinnable item as a tile in a top position within the first selected folder.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a second pinnable item of the second set of pinnable items, pinning the second pinnable item adjacent to the first pinnable item as a tile in a top position within the second selected folder.

17. A computing apparatus comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media;

a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media; and

a file sharing tool comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when read and executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least;

render a first metadata driven view in a user interface to the file sharing tool, wherein the first metadata driven view includes a first set of pinnable items that match a first set of metadata values;

in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a pinnable item of the first set of pinnable items, display the pinnable item associated with the selected pin as a tile in a top position within the first metadata driven view;

render a second metadata drive view in the user interface to the file sharing tool, wherein the second metadata driven view includes a second set of pinnable items that match a second set of metadata values; and

in response to receiving a selection of a pin associated with a pinnable item of the second set of pinnable items, display the pinnable item associated with the selected pin as a tile in a top position within the second metadata driven view.

18. The system of claim 18, wherein the pinnable item displayed as a tile in a top position within the first metadata driven view is distinguished from the first set of pinnable items by size, position and aspect ratio.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the pinnable item displayed as a tile in a top position within the second metadata driven view is distinguished from the second set of pinnable items by size, position and aspect ratio.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the pinnable item displayed as a tile in a top position within the first metadata driven view is different from the pinnable item displayed as a tile in a top position within the second metadata driven view.