Version preview and selection

• US 8,145,600 B1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Lance, Duggal, Ashish, Marroquin, Nathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phong
• Application Number:
  US11/982,536
• Time in Patent Office: 1,607 Days
• Field of Search: 707/200, 707/202, 707/638, 707/695, 707/999.203, 715/209, 717/170
• US Class Current: 707/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

Techniques for version preview and selection are described, including detecting a plurality of versions of an asset in a compound document, receiving an input indicating selection of a version, wherein the version is one of the plurality of versions, and updating the compound document with the version.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

performing by a computing device;

displaying a document by the computing device, wherein the document comprises a versioned asset and other content, and wherein the versioned asset comprises a plurality of versions, wherein said displaying comprises;

displaying the document in a window, wherein the display of the document comprises a display of one of the plurality of versions of the asset and a display of at least a portion of the other content; and

displaying, in the same window, a version selector for the asset, wherein the version selector is configured to receive input to navigate to a next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset without listing the versions of the asset;

receiving, via the version selector, user input which indicates selection of the next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset; and

in response to the selection of the next or previous version of the asset, updating the display of the asset, within the same document, to display the selected next or previous version of the asset, wherein the display of the asset is updated independently of the displayed portion of the other content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user input which indicates selection of the next or previous version of the asset further comprises translating an input associated with selection of the next or previous version, the input being received using a graphical user interface associated with the document.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user input which indicates selection of the next or previous version of the asset comprises evaluating an input entered into a field, the input indicating the next or previous version of the asset.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising pinning the next or previous version of the asset to the document.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising un-pinning the next or previous version of the asset from the document.

6. A method, comprising:

performing by a computing device;

displaying a document by the computing device, wherein the document comprises a versioned asset and other content, and wherein the versioned asset comprises a plurality of versions, wherein said displaying comprises;

displaying the document in a window, wherein the display of the document comprises a display of one of the plurality of versions of the asset and a display of at least a portion of the other content; and

displaying, in the same window, a version selector for the asset, wherein the version selected is configured to receive input to navigate to a next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset without listing the versions of the asset;

receiving, via the version selector, user input which indicates selection of the next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset, wherein the input is received via a graphical user interface within the display of the same document; and

in response to the selection of the next or previous version of the asset, updating the display of the asset, within the same document, to display the selected next or previous version of the asset, wherein the display of the asset is updated independently of the displayed portion of the other content.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising pinning the next or previous version of the asset to the document.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store data associated with a document; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the processor to;

display the document by the system, wherein the document comprises a versioned asset and other content, and wherein the versioned asset comprises a plurality of versions, wherein said displaying comprises;

display the document in a window, wherein the display of the document comprises a display of one of the plurality of versions of the asset and a display of at least a portion of the other content; and

display, in the same window, a version selector for the asset, wherein the version selector is configured to receive input to navigate to a next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset without listing the versions of the asset;

receive, via the version selector, user input which indicates selection of the next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset; and

in response to the selection of the next or previous version of the asset, update the display of the asset, within the same document, to display the selected next or previous version of the asset, wherein the display of the asset is updated independently of the displayed portion of the other content.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user input which indicates selection of the next or previous version of the asset is received via a graphical user interface within the display of the same document.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising pinning the next or previous version of the asset to the document.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising un-pinning the next or previous version of the asset from the document.

12. A computer program product embodied in a computer non-transitory storage medium and comprising computer instructions that when executed:

display a document by a computing device, wherein the document comprises a versioned asset and other content, and wherein the versioned asset comprises a plurality of versions, wherein said displaying comprises;

display the document in a window, wherein the display of the document comprises a display of one of the plurality of versions of the asset and a display of at least a portion of the other content; and

display, in the same window, a version selector for the asset, wherein the version selector is configured to receive input to navigate to a next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset without listing the versions of the asset;

receive, via the version selector, user input which indicates selection of the next or previous one of the plurality of versions of the asset; and

in response to the selection of the next or previous version of the asset, update the display of the asset, within the same document, to display the selected next or previous version of the asset, wherein the display of the asset is updated independently of the displayed portion of the other content.