Presenting annotations in hierarchical manner
First Claim
1. A method for presenting a hierarchical representation of a plurality of recorded annotations, comprising:
- logically organizing a first annotation and a second annotation into a first annotation branch based upon determining that the first annotation and the second annotation were created within a threshold physical distance of one another, the first annotation positioned relative to the second annotation within the first annotation branch based upon a spatial proximity between the first annotation and the second annotation on a display within which the first annotation and the second annotation were created;
logically organizing a third annotation and a fourth annotation into a second annotation branch; and
presenting, on an ambient display, the first annotation branch and the second annotation branch within a hierarchical representation comprising a hierarchical timeline such that the second annotation branch branches off of the first annotation branch based upon a determination that at least one of;
the third annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation;
orthe fourth annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation,at least one of the first annotation branch or the second annotation branch presented at a particular location within the hierarchical representation based upon predetermined criteria comprising at least one of a spatial density of annotations or a zoom state,where responsive to placement of a timeline marker on a first location on the ambient display associated with a first time, at least one of one or more annotations or one or more objects corresponding to the first time are displayed,at least one of the first annotation, the second annotation, the third annotation or the fourth annotation comprising at least one of electronic ink, audio, text, or video.
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Abstract
Ambient displays and electronic whiteboards are commonly used to present information during meeting or other appropriate settings. Many times graphical objects are displayed on ambient displays where users of the ambient display will create annotations to the graphical object to provide further comments, meaning, and/or context. Annotations on the ambient display may be recorded for later review. An effective way to present recorded annotations is through a hierarchical system that provides context to the annotations. Annotations may be defined as sets of annotations based upon a logical grouping (e.g. spatial density, temporal density, etc.). These sets can be displayed to users as annotation branches. One method for displaying annotations branches is with a timeline. Depending on where along the timeline a user is, different annotations and/or annotation branches are displayed in relation to one another (e.g. annotation branches that derive from another annotation branch are displayed in a hierarchical manner).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a hierarchical representation of a plurality of recorded annotations, comprising:
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logically organizing a first annotation and a second annotation into a first annotation branch based upon determining that the first annotation and the second annotation were created within a threshold physical distance of one another, the first annotation positioned relative to the second annotation within the first annotation branch based upon a spatial proximity between the first annotation and the second annotation on a display within which the first annotation and the second annotation were created; logically organizing a third annotation and a fourth annotation into a second annotation branch; and presenting, on an ambient display, the first annotation branch and the second annotation branch within a hierarchical representation comprising a hierarchical timeline such that the second annotation branch branches off of the first annotation branch based upon a determination that at least one of; the third annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation;
orthe fourth annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation, at least one of the first annotation branch or the second annotation branch presented at a particular location within the hierarchical representation based upon predetermined criteria comprising at least one of a spatial density of annotations or a zoom state, where responsive to placement of a timeline marker on a first location on the ambient display associated with a first time, at least one of one or more annotations or one or more objects corresponding to the first time are displayed, at least one of the first annotation, the second annotation, the third annotation or the fourth annotation comprising at least one of electronic ink, audio, text, or video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, implemented at least in part via a processing unit, for presenting a hierarchical representation of a plurality of recorded annotations, comprising:
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a branch component configured to; logically organize a first annotation and a second annotation into a first annotation branch based upon determining that the first annotation and the second annotation were created within a threshold physical distance of one another, the first annotation positioned relative to the second annotation within the first annotation branch based upon a spatial proximity between the first annotation and the second annotation on a display within which the first annotation and the second annotation were created; and logically organize a third annotation and a fourth annotation into a second annotation branch; and a presentation component configured to; present the first annotation branch and the second annotation branch within a hierarchical representation such that the second annotation branch branches off of the first annotation branch based upon a determination that at least one of; the third annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation;
orthe fourth annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation, at least one of the first annotation branch or the second annotation branch presented at a particular location within the hierarchical representation based upon predetermined criteria comprising at least one of a spatial density of annotations or a zoom state, where responsive to placement of a timeline marker on a first location associated with a first time, at least one of one or more annotations or one or more objects corresponding to the first time are displayed, at least one of the first annotation, the second annotation, the third annotation or the fourth annotation comprising at least one of electronic ink, audio, text, or video. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium, excluding signals, comprising instructions that when executed perform a method for presenting a hierarchical representation of a plurality of recorded annotations from an ambient display, the method comprising:
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logically organizing one or more annotations into a first annotation branch, the first annotation branch comprising a first annotation positioned relative to a second annotation within the first annotation branch based upon a spatial proximity between the first annotation and the second annotation on an ambient display upon which the first annotation and the second annotation were created; logically organizing a third annotation and a fourth annotation into a second annotation branch; and presenting the first annotation branch and the second annotation branch within a hierarchical representation comprising a hierarchical timeline such that the second annotation branch branches off of the first annotation branch based upon a determination that at least one of; the third annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation;
orthe fourth annotation comments textually on at least one of the first annotation or the second annotation, at least one of the first annotation branch or the second annotation branch presented at a particular location within the hierarchical representation based upon predetermined criteria comprising at least one of a spatial density of annotations or a zoom state, where responsive to placement of a timeline marker on a first location associated with a first time, at least one of the one or more annotations or one or more objects corresponding to the first time are displayed, at least one of the first annotation, the second annotation, the third annotation or the fourth annotation comprising at least one of electronic ink, audio, text, or video. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification