File format conversion of an interactive element in a graphical user interface

• US 8,793,565 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Skwirblies, Sven
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vaughn, Gregory J
• Application Number:
  US12/486,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20130125065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,868 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715/201, 715/204, 715/234, 715/239, 715/273
• US Class Current: 715/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats

Abstract

Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, in a graphical user interface, an interactive element in a first file format, such as hypertext markup extension language, may be converted into a second file format, such as portable document format, wherein the interactivity of the interactive element may be preserved in the conversion process.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

executing instructions by a computing device to;

electronically parse electronic digital signals representative of a first file having a first format to identify one or more interactive elements defined in said first format, the one or more interactive elements configured to provide one or more dynamic functions, at least one of said dynamic functions comprising cursor control interactivity;

electronically create electronic digital signals representative of a second file in a second format based at least in part on said first file, said second file includes one or more interactive elements defined in said second format that provide one or more dynamic functions associated with states of said interactive elements defined in said first format in said second file, at least one of said dynamic functions comprising cursor control interactivity; and

electronically apply an actuation event to at least one of said interactive elements of said second file to change a state of said at least one of said interactive elements, the changing said state is associated with a change in displayed information from a first image to a second image and that reverts back to the first image when the actuation event is no longer detected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said actuation event comprises a rollover event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first format comprises a hypertext markup language type format and said second format comprises a non-hypertext markup language type format.

4. The method of claim 1, and further comprising executing said instructions by said computing device to parse said electronic digital signals representative of said first file by electronically interpreting one or more images and/or one or more links associated with said interactive elements.

5. The method of claim 1, and further comprising further executing instructions by said computing device to:

electronically associate a first image with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file; and

electronically associate a second image with an event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file, wherein said first image is based at least in part on an image associated with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, and said second image is based at least in part on an image associated with an event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file.

6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising further executing instructions by said computing device to:

electronically associate a first image with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file;

electronically associate a second image with a first event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file; and

electronically associate a third image and/or a link with a second event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file,

wherein said first image is based at least in part on an image associated with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, said second image is based at least in part on an image associated with a first event state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, and said third image and/or link is based at least in part on an image and/or a link associated with a second event state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file.

7. The method of claim 1, and further comprising further executing instructions by said computing device to:

electronically associate a first image with a first state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file; and

electronically associate a second image with a cursor rollover event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file,

wherein said first image is based at least in part on an image associated with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, and said second image is based at least in part on an image associated with a cursor rollover event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file.

8. The method of claim 1, and further comprising further executing instructions by said computing device to create said electronic digital signals representative of said second file by electronically associating a first image with a first state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file;

electronically associate a second image with a cursor rollover event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file; and

electronically associate a third image and/or a link with an actuation event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file,

wherein said first image is based at least in part on an image associated with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, said second image is based at least in part on an image associated with a cursor rollover event state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, and said third image and/or link is based at least in part on an image and/or a link associated with an actuation event state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file.

9. The method of claim 1, and further comprising further executing instructions by said computing device to electronically hide a non-displayed dynamic function of said one or more interactive elements of said second file in an internal layer of said second file while displaying another dynamic function of said one or more interactive elements of said second file.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said displayed information includes one or more graphic elements.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a push button associated with at least one of said interactive elements.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a processor coupled to said display and programmed with instructions to;

parse a first electronic file having a first electronic file format to identify one or more interactive elements defined in said first electronic file format, the one or more interactive elements configured to provide one or more dynamic functions, at least one of said dynamic functions comprising cursor control interactivity;

create a second electronic file in a second electronic file format based at least in part on said first electronic file, said second electronic file includes one or more interactive elements defined in said second electronic file format that provide one or more dynamic functions associated with states of said interactive elements defined in said first electronic file format in said second electronic file, at least one of said dynamic functions being cursor control interactivity; and

apply an actuation event to at least one of said interactive elements of said second electronic file to change a state of said at least one of said interactive elements, the changing said state is associated with a change in displayed information from a first image to a second image and that reverts back to the first image when the actuation event is no longer detected.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said first electronic file format comprises a hypertext markup language type format and said second electronic tile format comprises a non-hypertext markup language type format.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said processor is further programmed with instructions to interpret one or more images and/or one or more links associated with said interactive elements.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said processor is further programmed with instructions to hide a non-displayed dynamic function of said one or more interactive elements of said second electronic file in an internal layer of said second electronic file while displaying another dynamic function of said one or more interactive elements of said second electronic file.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a computer platform comprising one or more processors programmed with instructions to;

parse a first file having a first format to identify one or more interactive elements defined in said first format, the one or more interactive elements configured to provide one or more dynamic functions, at least one of said dynamic functions comprising cursor control interactivity;

create a second file in a second format based at least in part on said first file, said second file includes one or more interactive elements defined in said second format that provide one or more dynamic functions associated with states of said interactive elements defined in said first format in said second file, at least one of said dynamic functions being cursor control interactivity; and

apply an actuation event to at least one of said interactive elements of said second file to change a state of said at least one of said interactive elements, the changing said state of said at least one of said interactive elements of said second file is associated with a change in information displayed according to said second file from a first image to a second image and that reverts back to the first image when the actuation event is no longer detected.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said first format is a hypertext markup language type format and said second format is a non-hypertext markup language type format.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors is further programmed with instructions to interpret one or more images and/or one or more links associated with said interactive elements.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors is further programmed with instructions to:

associate a first image with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file; and

associate a second image with an event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file,

wherein said first image is based at least in part on an image associated with a normal state in said one or more interactive elements of said first file, and said second image is based at least in part on an image associated with an event state in said one or more interactive elements of said second file.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said displayed information includes one or more graphic elements.