Mark-up extensions for semantically more relevant thumbnails of content

• US 8,726,164 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Drucker, Steven, Arcas, Blaise Aguera y, Brewer, Brett D., Farouki, Karim, Lawler, Stephen L., Lindsay, Donald James
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US12/129,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,174 Days
• Field of Search: 715/738, 715/205, 715/251, 715/252
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates rendering of a portion of published content. A browsing session can enable navigation and display of a portion of published content. A render definition enforcer can implement a tag related to the portion of published content with at least one view-level display property, the view-level display property is at least one of a definition to at least one of display or not display the portion of published content based upon a view-level within the browsing session or a definition related to a size scale factor for the portion of published content based upon a view-level within the browsing session. The browsing session can utilize the portion of published content at a view-level in accordance to the view-level display property.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates rendering of published content within a browsing session, comprising:

a browsing session that enables navigation and display of portions of published content that includes a data structure having image data that at least one of represents, defines, or characterizes a multiscale image having pyramidal volumes of data, the image data encoded with two or more substantially parallel planes of view alternatively displayable as view levels;

a render definition enforcer that employs a tag related to rendering the portions of published content with at least one view-level display property, wherein each portion of the published content can include a respective tag having a tag definition for respective view-level display properties, comprising at least one of the following;

a definition to at least one of display or not display the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level within the browsing session;

or

a definition related to a size/scale factor for the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level within the browsing session;

the browsing session utilizes the portions of published content at a view-level or a location on a view-level in accordance to the view-level display property; and

a microprocessor that executes computer-executable instructions stored in a memory associated with at least one of the browsing session or the render definition enforcer.

2. The system of claim 1, the view-level display property is a resolution definition that indicates a display resolution for a portion of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level in connection with the browsing session.

3. The system of claim 1, the view-level display property is a priority definition that dictates a hierarchical organization for the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level navigated within the browsing session.

4. The system of claim 1, the view-level display property is a pre-defined view for the portions of published content based upon a navigated view-level or location on a view-level within the browsing session, the pre-defined view is at least one of an optimal display perspective set by an author of the portions of published content, a default view-level, a default location, an optimal zoom in on a view-level, an optimal zoom out on a view-level, or a pre-programmed viewing experience for the portions of published content.

5. The system of claim 1, the view-level display property is a reflow definition that automatically defines a setting related to adjusting the portions of published content to display within a viewing pane for the browsing session based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level navigated within the browsing session.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a reflow component that reflows the portions of published content utilizing the reflow definition, the reflow is a re-structured display layout for the portions of published content based upon at least one of a resizing or changing of display area utilized for the browsing session.

7. The system of claim 1, the view-level display property is linked to a view-level or location within the portions of published content by a first percentage number related to absolute width and a second percentage number related to absolute height, the first percentage number is a positive real number and the second percentage number is a positive real number.

8. The system of claim 1, the location on a view-level for the portions of published content is data displayed within a display real estate in connection with the browsing session.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display engine that browses the portions of published content within the browsing session, the display engine enables at least one of a seamless pan or a zoom interaction with the portions of the published content, wherein such content includes the multiscale image having one or more planes of view.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the multiscale image comprises at least two substantially parallel planes of view in which a first plane and a second plane are alternatively displayable based upon a level of zoom and which are related by a pyramidal volume, the multiscale image includes the tag with at least one view-level display property.

11. The system of claim 10, the second plane of view displays a portion of the first plane of view at one of a different scale or a different resolution based upon the tag with at least one view-level display property.

12. The system of claim 10, the second plane of view displays a portion of the image data that is graphically or visually unrelated to the first plane of view based upon the tag with at least one view-level display property.

13. The system of claim 10, the second plane of view displays a portion of the image data that is disparate than the portion of the image data associated with the first plan of view based upon the tag with at least one view-level display property.

14. The system of claim 1, the browsing session includes a 3-dimensional (3D) virtual environment created from a plurality of 2-dimensional (2D) content of an image that is navigated by the user, each portion of 2D content includes a perspective of the image, a portion of the image which is aggregated to create the 3D virtual environment of such image, and the tag with at least one view-level display property.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising a browse component that leverages at least one of a display engine or the render definition enforcer to interact with the portions of the published content across at least one of a network, a server, a web, the Internet, or a cloud.

16. The system of claim 1, the portions of published content associated with the browsing session is graphically constructed in accordance with the tag and at least one view-level display property.

17. A computer-implemented method that facilitates enhancing display of published content within a browsing session, comprising acts of:

evaluating portions of published content that includes a data structure having image data that at least one of represents, defines, or characterizes a multiscale image having pyramidal volumes of data, the image data encoded with two or more substantially parallel planes of view alternatively displayable as view levels;

identifying at least one view-level display property associated with each of the respective portions of published content, the at least one view-level display property dictates visibility of the respective portions of published content within a browsing session;

rendering the respective portions of published content based upon the respective view-level display properties and a respective navigated location related to the each of the respective portions of published content;

reflowing the portions of published content utilizing a reflow definition by re-structuring a display layout for the portions of published content based upon at least one of a resizing or changing of display area utilized for the browsing session; and

utilizing a microprocessor to execute instructions stored in memory to perform at least one of the acts of evaluating, identifying, or rendering.

18. The method of claim 17, the view-level display property is at least one of the following:

a definition related to a size/scale factor for the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level within the browsing session;

a resolution definition that indicates a display resolution for a portion of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level in connection with the browsing session;

a priority definition that dictates a hierarchical organization for the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level navigated within the browsing session; and

the view-level display property is a pre-defined view for the portions of published content based upon a navigated view-level or location on a view-level within the browsing session, the pre-defined view is an optimal display perspective set by an author of the portions of published content.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the rendering of the portion of published content further comprises acts of:

receiving a portion of data related to defining the view-level display property for the portion of published content;

incorporating the portion of data into a tag associated with the portion of published content;

navigating the portion of published content at a specific location on the portion of published content; and

utilizing the tag in connection with the location to graphically construct the portion of published content.

20. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a microprocessor facilitate rendering of portions of published content within a browsing session, the instructions cause the microprocessor to perform acts of:

enabling navigation and display of portions of published content that includes a data structure having image data that at least one of represents, defines, or characterizes, the image data having pyramidal volumes of data and encoded with two or more substantially parallel planes of view alternatively displayable as view levels;

employing a tag having a tag definition related to the respective portions of published content with at least one view-level display property, the view-level display property is at least one of the following;

a definition to at least one of display or not display the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level within the browsing session;

or

a definition related to a size/scale factor for the portions of published content based upon a view-level or a location on a view-level within the browsing session;

and

graphically constructing the portions of published content at a view-level or a location on a view-level in accordance to the view-level display property.