Content-restricted editing

• US 7,921,360 B1
• Filed: 10/21/2003
• Issued: 04/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Kuwamoto, Sho, Sundermeyer, Kenneth P.
• Primary Examiner(s): RUTLEDGE, AMELIA L
• Application Number:
  US10/690,980
• Time in Patent Office: 2,723 Days
• Field of Search: 715/530, 715/255
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed to restrict editing in a tag-delimited, multi-formatted document comprising parsing the multi-formatted document, identifying a plurality of tags responsive to the parsing, generating a revised document based on the multi-formatted document, inserting one or more restriction tags into the revised document delimiting non-editable content defined by one or more of the plurality of tags, and restricting edit functions of a page editor responsive to the page editor reading the one or more restriction tags.

Claims

1. A method to restrict editing in a tag-delimited, multi-formatted document comprising:

parsing said multi-formatted document;

identifying a plurality of tags responsive to said parsing;

generating a revised document based on said multi-formatted document;

inserting one or more restriction tags into said revised document delimiting non-editable content defined by one or more of said plurality of tags;

restricting edit functions of a page editor editing said revised document, wherein said restricting is responsive to said page editor reading said one or more restriction tags; and

stripping out said one or more restriction tags when said page editor writes said edited multi-formatted document for presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

compiling a list of document locations containing editable content defined by said one or more of said plurality of tags.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

hiding said one or more restriction tags by said page editor, wherein a user of said page editor cannot see said one or more restriction tags during editing.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting a restriction flag in said revised document to activate edit restriction.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said restricting step is activated in response to reading said set restriction flag.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a notification to a user of said restricted editing responsive to a user attempting to edit a location delimited by said one or more restriction tags.

7. A computer program product having a computer readable medium with computer program logic recorded thereon for restricting editing of a multi-formatted document, said computer program product comprising:

code for parsing said multi-formatted document, wherein said each of said multiple formats is delimited in said multi-formatted document by one or more descriptive labels;

code for analyzing said one or more descriptive labels;

code for generating a modified document using content of said multi-formatted document;

code for inserting a prohibition label in said modified document around each instance of non-editable content as defined by said one or more descriptive labels;

code for prohibiting edit functions of a document editor editing said modified document, wherein said code for prohibiting is executed responsive to said prohibition labels; and

code for removing said prohibition tags prior to saving said modified multi-formatted document for presentation.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising:

code for assembling a list of editable content locations defined by said one or more descriptive labels.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising:

code for obscuring said one or more restriction labels by said document editor.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising:

code for setting a restriction feature flag in said modified document to activate restricted editing.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said code for prohibiting is activated in response to said set restriction feature flag.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising:

code for notifying a user of said restricted editing responsive to a user attempting to edit a location delimited by said one or more descriptive labels.

13. A method to restrict editing of a Web document comprising:

parsing said Web document;

analyzing a plurality of markup tags within said Web document;

generating a substitute Web document with content of said Web document;

inserting one or more restriction markup tags in said substitute Web document demarcating non-editable content as defined by one or more of said plurality of markup tags;

restricting edit functions of a Web editor editing said substitute Web document; and

removing said one or more restriction markup tags responsive to a user completing edits,

wherein said restricting is responsive to said one or more restriction markup tags.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

compiling a list of document locations containing editable content defined by said one or more of said plurality of tags.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

obscuring said one or more restriction markup tags by said Web editor.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

setting a flag in said substitute Web document indicating activation of said restricted editing.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said restricting is activated in response to said flag.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

notifying a user of said restricted editing responsive to said user attempting to access a location demarcated by said one or more restriction markup tags.

19. A system for preserving design elements of a Web page during content editing, said system comprising:

a Web development environment comprising;

a parsing engine for analyzing a plurality of Web page markup tags;

a list of restriction tags for insertion around said design elements, as defined by one or more of said plurality of Web page markup tags; and

a page editor comprising;

a plurality of deselectable editing functions, wherein said deselection is responsive to said restriction tags.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein a Web page is processed by said Web development environment to obtain said restriction tags.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein a subject matter expert operates said page editor to perform said content editing.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein said page editor further comprises:

a cover object for obscuring said restriction tags from view in said page editor.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein said Web page includes a restriction switch, accessible by said Web development environment, for activating deselectability of said plurality of deselectable editing functions.