Integrated collaborative user interface for a document editor program
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1. A method for providing notifications to collaborators of a document, comprising:
- accessing a document editor program that includes collaborative authoring functionality for collaboration and communication on the document and an integrated collaborative user interface that is used to display information relating to the collaboration;
displaying collaborative user interface elements within the integrated collaborative user interface, wherein displaying the collaborative user interface comprises displaying a ribbon menu pane, a document editing pane and a document assembly pane, wherein displaying the ribbon menu pane comprises displaying a document elements ribbon including a publish element, a view details element and section elements including an insert element, a delete element, and a view details element while in collaborative mode and hiding the collaborative user interface elements when not in collaborative mode;
wherein displaying the document assembly pane further comprises displaying, within the document assembly pane, a document detail pane, a section detail pane, and an expanded section detail pane, wherein displaying the document detail pane comprises displaying document details metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document, and wherein displaying the section details pane comprising displaying section details metadata associated with an author assigned to at least one section of the document;
using the integrated collaborative user interface to associate collaborators with one or more sections of the document for at least one of;
reviewing the one or more sections and updating the one or more sections, wherein more than one collaborator can be associated with a same section;
receiving an update to the document as a result of an input made by at least one of the collaborators;
sending a notification of the update to the document to at least one of;
a new collaborator and an existing collaborator of the document; and
refreshing the document to reflect the update.
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Abstract
An integrated collaborative user interface for a document editor is provided. The integrated collaborative user interface includes a document pane, document details pane and a section details pane. Document details and section details are obtained and provided to authors. A collaborative author views the document details, section details and provides updates to a document in the document editor. Changes are then refreshed to the authors to provide a consistent and up-to-date status of the document.
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1. A method for providing notifications to collaborators of a document, comprising:
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accessing a document editor program that includes collaborative authoring functionality for collaboration and communication on the document and an integrated collaborative user interface that is used to display information relating to the collaboration; displaying collaborative user interface elements within the integrated collaborative user interface, wherein displaying the collaborative user interface comprises displaying a ribbon menu pane, a document editing pane and a document assembly pane, wherein displaying the ribbon menu pane comprises displaying a document elements ribbon including a publish element, a view details element and section elements including an insert element, a delete element, and a view details element while in collaborative mode and hiding the collaborative user interface elements when not in collaborative mode; wherein displaying the document assembly pane further comprises displaying, within the document assembly pane, a document detail pane, a section detail pane, and an expanded section detail pane, wherein displaying the document detail pane comprises displaying document details metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document, and wherein displaying the section details pane comprising displaying section details metadata associated with an author assigned to at least one section of the document; using the integrated collaborative user interface to associate collaborators with one or more sections of the document for at least one of;
reviewing the one or more sections and updating the one or more sections, wherein more than one collaborator can be associated with a same section;receiving an update to the document as a result of an input made by at least one of the collaborators; sending a notification of the update to the document to at least one of;
a new collaborator and an existing collaborator of the document; andrefreshing the document to reflect the update. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer storage device having computer executable instructions for providing notifications to collaborators of a document, the instructions comprising:
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accessing a document editor program that includes collaborative authoring functionality for collaboration and communication on the document and an integrated collaborative user interface that is used to display information relating to the collaboration; displaying collaborative user interface elements within the integrated collaborative user interface, wherein displaying the collaborative user interface comprises displaying a ribbon menu pane, a document editing pane and a document assembly pane, wherein displaying the ribbon menu pane comprises displaying a document elements ribbon including a publish element, a view details element and section elements including a view details element while in collaborative mode and hiding the collaborative user interface elements when not in collaborative mode; wherein displaying the document assembly pane further comprises displaying, within the document assembly pane, a document detail pane, a section detail pane, and an expanded section detail pane, wherein displaying the document detail pane comprises displaying document details metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document, and wherein displaying the section details pane comprising displaying section details metadata associated with an author assigned to at least one section of the document; associating other collaborators to participate in reviewing the document, wherein at least a portion of the other collaborators are associated with a same section of the document; receiving updates to the document as a result of input made by at least two of the collaborators; updating the integrated collaborative user interface in response to the updates; determining one or more collaborators to receive a notification of at least one of the updates; sending a notification of at least one of the updates to the document to the determined collaborators; and refreshing the document to reflect the updates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing notifications to collaborators of a document, the system comprising:
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a processor; a display; a document editor program that includes collaborative authoring functionality for collaboration and communication on the document and an integrated collaborative user interface that is used to display information relating to the collaboration; and a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions being configured to; displaying the integrated collaborative user interface to add collaborators to participate in collaboration and communication for the document; displaying collaborative user interface elements within the integrated collaborative user interface, wherein displaying the collaborative user interface comprises displaying a ribbon menu pane, a document editing pane and a document assembly pane, wherein displaying the ribbon menu pane comprises displaying a document elements ribbon including a publish element, a view details element and section elements including a view details element while in collaborative mode and hiding the collaborative user interface elements when not in collaborative mode; wherein displaying the document assembly pane further comprises displaying, within the document assembly pane, a document detail pane, a section detail pane, and an expanded section detail pane, wherein displaying the document detail pane comprises displaying document details metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document, and wherein displaying the section details pane comprising displaying section details metadata associated with an author assigned to at least one section of the document; receiving an update to the document as a result of an input made by at least one of the collaborators; determining one or more collaborators to receive a notification of the update, wherein the one or more collaborators comprise at least one of;
a new collaborator and an existing collaborator of the document; andsending a notification of the update to the document to the determined collaborators. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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