ACCESSIBILITY LOCK AND ACCESSIBILITY PAUSE

• US 20190220177A1
• Filed: 01/16/2018
• Published: 07/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Guido, Robin, Andolina, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,642,468 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1774 Locking methods, e.g. locking methods for file systems allowing shared and concurrent access to files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71

Abstract

A computer-implemented method in a document editing module is provided. The document editing module comprises a processor configured by programming instructions encoded in non-transient computer readable media. The method comprises providing, by the processor, contents of a document to a user interface; providing via the user interface, by the processor, an object that when selected indicates a desire to lock the document from editing by another document editing module or another instance of the document editing module for a fixed time period; and modifying, by the processor, one or more attributes of the document that indicate that the document is locked for editing and a fixed length of time the document is locked for editing when the object has been selected.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method in a document editing module, the document editing module comprising a processor configured by programming instructions encoded in non-transient computer readable media, the method comprising:

providing, by the processor, contents of a document to a user interface;

providing via the user interface, by the processor, an object that when selected indicates a desire to lock the document from editing by another document editing module or another instance of the document editing module for a fixed time period, the length of the fixed time period being determined prior to the document being locked for editing; and

modifying, by the processor, one or more attributes of the document that indicate that the document is locked for editing and a fixed length of time the document is locked for editing that is determined prior to the document being locked for editing when the object has been selected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a screen reader.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the object comprises a non-visual indicator.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the non-visual indicator comprises an audible indicator or a tactile indicator.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing to the user interface, by the processor, a second object that when selected indicates a desire to:

pause the document from editing by a second document editing module or a second instance of the document editing module for a second fixed time period; and

save proposed edits to the document by the second document editing module or the second instance of the document editing module in a queue.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising modifying the one or more attributes of the document to indicate:

the document is locked or paused for editing;

a fixed length of time the document is locked or paused for editing; and

an indication of a user who locked or paused the document for editing.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

entering the proposed edits into the document after the second fixed time period has expired when the second object has been selected.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving the proposed edits saved in the queue, after the second fixed time period has expired;

providing the saved proposed edits to the user interface; and

providing an option to accept, reject or modify the proposed edits.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

entering the proposed edits into the document when the option to accept the proposed edits has been selected;

rejecting the proposed edits when the option to reject the proposed edits has been selected; and

receiving modified proposed edits when the option to modify the proposed edits has been selected and entering the modified proposed edits into the document.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing to the user interface an indication of how much time remains in the second fixed time period after at least half of the second fixed time period has elapsed and prior to the expiration of the second fixed time period;

providing to the user interface a selectable option to extend the second fixed time period after providing the indication of how much time remains in the second fixed time period; and

extending the second fixed time period when the option to extend the second fixed time period has been selected.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing to the user interface an indication of how much time remains in the first fixed time period after at least half of the first fixed time period has elapsed and prior to the expiration of the first fixed time period;

providing to the user interface a selectable option to extend the first fixed time period after providing the indication of how much time remains in the first fixed time period; and

extending the first fixed time period when the option to extend the first fixed time period has been selected.

12. An accessibility module configured to cooperate with a document editing module, the accessibility module comprising a processor configured by programming instructions encoded in non-transient computer readable media, the accessibility module configured to:

provide contents of a document accessed by the document editing module to a screen reader;

provide via the screen reader a non-visual object that when selected indicates a desire to lock the document from editing by another document editing module or another instance of the document editing module for a fixed time period, the length of the fixed time period being determined prior to the document being locked for editing; and

modify one or more attributes of the document that indicate that the document is locked for editing and a fixed length of time the document is locked for editing that is determined prior to the document being locked for editing when the non-visual object has been selected.

13. The accessibility module of claim 12, wherein the non-visual object comprises an audible indicator or a tactile indicator.

14. The accessibility module of claim 12, wherein the accessibility module is further configured to provide to the screen reader a second object that when selected indicates a desire to:

pause the document from editing by a second document editing module or a second instance of the document editing module for a second fixed time period; and

save proposed edits to the document by the second document editing module or the second instance of the document editing module in a queue.

15. The accessibility module of claim 14, wherein the accessibility module is further configured to:

modify one or more attributes of the document that indicate that the document is paused for editing and a fixed length of time the document is paused for editing when the second object has been selected; and

enter the proposed edits into the document after the second fixed time period has expired when the second object has been selected.

16. The accessibility module of claim 14, wherein the accessibility module is further configured to:

receive the proposed edits saved in the queue after the second fixed time period has expired;

provide the saved proposed edits to the user interface; and

provide an option to accept, reject or modify the proposed edits.

17. The accessibility module of claim 16, wherein the accessibility module is further configured to:

enter the proposed edits into the document when the option to accept the proposed edits has been selected;

reject the proposed edits when the option to reject the proposed edits has been selected; and

receive modified proposed edits when the option to modify the proposed edits has been selected and entering the modified proposed edits into the document.

18. The accessibility module of claim 14, wherein the accessibility module is further configured to:

provide to the user interface an indication of how much time remains in the first fixed time period after at least half of the first fixed time period has elapsed and prior to the expiration of the first fixed time period;

provide to the user interface a selectable option to extend the first fixed time period after providing the indication of how much time remains in the first fixed time period;

extend the first fixed time period when the option to extend the first fixed time period has been selected;

provide to the user interface an indication of how much time remains in the second fixed time period after at least half of the second fixed time period has elapsed and prior to the expiration of the second fixed time period;

provide to the user interface a selectable option to extend the second fixed time period after providing the indication of how much time remains in the second fixed time period; and

extend the second fixed time period when the option to extend the second fixed time period has been selected.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying programming instructions configurable to perform a method, the method comprising:

providing contents of a document accessed by a document editing module to a screen reader;

providing via the screen reader a non-visual object that when selected indicates a desire to lock the document from editing by another document editing module or another instance of the document editing module for a fixed time period, the length of the fixed time period being determined prior to the document being locked for editing; and

modifying one or more attributes of the document that indicate that the document is locked for editing and a fixed length of time the document is locked for editing that is determined prior to the document being locked for editing when the non-visual object has been selected.

20. The non-transient computer readable media of claim 19 wherein the method further comprises:

pausing the document from editing by a second document editing module or a second instance of the document editing module for a second fixed time period; and

saving proposed edits to the document by the second document editing module or the second instance of the document editing module in a queue.