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Document revisions in a collaborative computing environment

  • US 8,566,301 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2010
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying a traversable, chronological representation of an electronic document'"'"'s history, derived from revisions of the electronic document, in a collaborative computing environment, comprising:

  • retrieving revision history information from the electronic document;

    selecting a region within the electronic document;

    selecting a plurality of revision points from the revision history, wherein the revision points correspond to the selected region of the electronic document;

    retrieving changes to the document depicted in each of the revision points;

    rendering the selected region of the electronic document with each of the changes applied, wherein for each change applied, morphing a first image of the document prior to the application of the change with a second image of the document after the application of the change;

    creating media including the rendering of the selected region of the electronic document;

    wherein the media is created separately from the document;

    wherein the media includes at least one graphical control for controlling display of the media; and

    presenting the media.

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