Application of multiple content items and functionality to an electronic content item

• US 9,176,933 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Kotler, Matthew J., Borysenko, Michael Ivan, Friend, Ned B., Kikin-Gil, Erez, Parker, Charles W., Satterfield, Jesse Clay, Stiles, Scott M., Zaika, Igor
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US13/272,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 715/202, 715/209, 715/210, 715/255
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Application of content and associated functionality from multiple content sources to an electronic content item is provided. Content from a first document may be displayed over a second document via a user interface component. If desired, such content may be inserted into the second document, and application functionality associated with the inserted content may be retained after it is inserted into the second document. One or more navigation means may be provided for conveniently navigating inside a content item (e.g., a document) for adding new content or for reviewing or editing existing content. In addition, a number of content views and content mappings may be provided.

Claims

1. A method of providing multiple content components and associated application functionality in an electronic document;

comprising;

receiving a plurality of content items in an electronic document, each of the plurality of content items being associated with one of a plurality of content component types having a different application functionality;

displaying the electronic document in a computer-enabled content user interface;

providing a navigation user interface component in the electronic document for allowing non-linear navigation of the electronic document, the navigation user interface component in the electronic document including one or more selectable controls associated with navigation to each of the plurality of content component types contained in the electronic document, such that selection of a selectable control causes navigation to a particular one type of the plurality of content component types associated with the selectable control, wherein the navigation user interface allows navigation to each content item of the particular one type; and

in response to navigating to the particular one type of the plurality of content component types, providing application functionality associated with the particular one of the plurality of content component types for interacting with each content item of the particular one type of the plurality of content component types.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation user interface component in the electronic document includes a navigation gallery containing one or more selectable controls associated with one or more of the plurality of content component types or associated with one or more other content component types associated with the plurality of content component types.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing navigation of the electronic document includes causing a display of two or more views of the electronic document simultaneously for allowing a comparison of the two or more views of the electronic document and for allowing navigation in each of the two or more views of the electronic document.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein causing a display of two or more views of the electronic document simultaneously for allowing a comparison of the two or more views of the electronic document includes displaying a first view of the electronic document having a first set of document attributes associated with a first interaction with the electronic document and displaying a second view of the electronic document having a second set of document attributes associated with a second interaction with the electronic document for allowing a comparison between of the first view of the electronic document with the second view of the electronic document.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document, such that selection of a mapping component from the navigable mapping causes navigation to a portion of the electronic document corresponding to the selected mapping component.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the navigable mapping of the one or more portions of the electronic document includes providing a navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document that comprise a subset of all portions of the electronic document.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving a selection of the navigable mapping of one or more portions of the electronic document that comprise a subset of all portions of the electronic document, and displaying a second electronic document comprised of the one or more portions of the electronic document comprising the subset of all portions of the electronic document.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising allowing pivoting between the first and second electronic documents wherein upon pivoting to the first electronic document, displaying all portions of the first electronic document and wherein upon pivoting to the second electronic document, displaying the subset of all the portions of the first electronic document associated with the second electronic document.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document viewed by one or more users.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document not viewed by one or more users.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document for which feedback is received from one or more users, wherein feedback includes whether one or more users liked, disliked or commented on one or more portions of the electronic document.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document marked for interest by one or more users.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document edited by one or more users.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of all portions of the electronic document includes those portions of the electronic document not edited by one or more users.

15. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying a gallery of different visuals for representing different navigations of the electronic document, wherein the different visuals include one or more user interface (UI) choices, each of the one or more UI choices including a different means for navigation of the electronic document.

16. A computing device for providing multiple content components and associated application functionality in an electronic document;

comprising;

a processor; and

a system memory, including computer executable instructions which when executed by a processor, cause the computing device to be operable to;

receive a plurality of content items in an electronic document, each of the plurality of content items being associated with one of a plurality of content component types having a different application functionality;

display the electronic document in a computer-enabled content user interface;

provide a navigation user interface component in the electronic document for allowing non-linear navigation of the electronic document, the navigation user interface component in the electronic document including one or more selectable controls associated with navigation to each of the plurality of content component types contained in the electronic document, such that selection of a selectable control causes navigation to a particular one type of the plurality of content component types associated with the selectable control, wherein the navigation user interface allows navigation to each content item of the particular one type; and

in response to navigating to the particular one type of the plurality of content component types, provide application functionality associated with the particular one type of the plurality of content component types for interacting with each content item of the particular one type of the plurality of content component types.

17. A method of providing multiple content components and associated application functionality in an electronic document;

comprising;

displaying an electronic document in a computer-enabled content user interface, the electronic document including a plurality of document items, each document item of the plurality of document items being associated with one of a plurality of content component types in the electronic document; and

providing a navigation user interface component in the electronic document for allowing non-linear navigation of the electronic document, the navigation user interface component in the electronic document including one or more selectable controls associated with navigation to each of the plurality of document component types contained in the electronic document, such that selection of a selectable control causes navigation to content items associated with a particular one type of the plurality of document component types associated with the selectable control, wherein the navigation user interface allows navigation to each content item associated with the particular one type.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the navigation user interface component in the electronic document includes a navigation gallery containing one or more selectable controls associated with one or more portions of the content item or associated with one or more other content items associated with the content item.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein allowing navigation in the content item includes causing a display of two or more content items simultaneously for allowing a comparison of the two or more content items and for allowing navigation in each of the two or more content items.