Document collaboration effects

• US 9,230,356 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chan, Wang Chiu, Migos, Charles J., Lee, Keng Fai, Emanuel, M. Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Hon, Ming
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Khoa
• Application Number:
  US13/332,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20130155071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,477 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/024 Multi-user, collaborative environment

Abstract

Various features and processes related to document collaboration are disclosed. In some implementations, animations are presented when updating a local document display to reflect changes made to the document at a remote device. In some implementations, a user can selectively highlight changes made by collaborators in a document. In some implementations, a user can select an identifier associated with another user to display a portion of a document that includes the other user'"'"'s cursor location. In some implementations, text in document chat sessions can be automatically converted into hyperlinks which, when selected, cause a document editor to perform an operation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting a document in a graphical user interface of a document editing application on a display of a first device to a first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a first modification to the document at the first device by the first user;

in response to receiving information describing the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user, the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user without presenting an animation associated with the first modification made to the document at the first device by the first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a second modification to the document at a second device by a second user;

in response to receiving information describing the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user, changing the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user and presenting an animation associated with the second modification to the document;

receiving a message at the first device;

identifying one or more keywords in text of the message, the one or more keywords associated with at least one of an attribute of the document and a feature or function of the document editing application; and

presenting, on the first device, the message, wherein a portion of the text of the message associated with the identified one or more keywords is displayed as a selectable link, wherein the message is presented in a chat window displayed automatically when a new message is received or displayed in response to receiving input at an affordance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second modification is associated with a graphical element of the document.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

animating the graphical element on the display of the first device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising

determining a style of animation to present based on a type of the second modification;

and

presenting the animation having the determined style.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the modification type is at least one of an addition, a move, a style change and a deletion.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the animation style is at least one of a shake animation, an expansion animation, and a shrinking animation.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the portion of the text of the message displayed as the selectable link; and

in response to receiving the selection, performing an operation associated with the selectable link.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute of the document includes at least one of a page number, a paragraph, a chapter, and a section of the document.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute of the document includes a media item embedded in the document.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature or function of the document editing application includes one or more of an operation and a menu item.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the affordance includes a display of a number, the number associated with of a number of received chat messages.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the text of the message includes the one or more keywords and additional words associated with the keywords.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

presenting a document in a graphical user interface of a document editing application on a display of a first device to a first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a first modification to the document at the first device by the first user;

in response to receiving information describing the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user, changing the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user without presenting an animation associated with the first modification made to the document at the first device by the first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a second modification to the document at a second device by a second user;

in response to receiving information describing the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user, changing the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user and presenting an animation associated with the second modification to the document

receiving a message at the first device;

identifying one or more keywords in text of the message, the one or more keywords associated with at least one of an attribute of the document and a feature or function of the document editing application; and

presenting, on the first device, the message, wherein a portion of the text of the message associated with the identified one or more keywords is displayed as a selectable link, wherein the message is presented in a chat window displayed automatically when a new message is received or displayed in response to receiving input at an affordance.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the second modification is associated with a graphical element of the document.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

animating the graphical element on the display of the first device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising

determining a style of animation to present based on a type of the second modification;

and

presenting the animation having the determined style.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the modification type is at least one of an addition, a move, a style change, and a deletion.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the animation style is at least one of a shake animation, an expansion animation, and a shrinking animation.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the portion of the text of the message displayed as the selectable link; and

in response to receiving the selection, performing an operation associated with the selectable link.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the attribute of the document includes at least one of a page number, a paragraph, a chapter, and a section of the document.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the attribute of the document includes a media item embedded in the document.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the feature or function of the document editing application includes one or more of an operation and a menu item.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the affordance includes a display of a number, the number associated with of a number of received chat messages.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the portion of the text of the message includes the one or more keywords and additional words associated with the keywords.

25. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause;

presenting a document in a graphical user interface of a document editing application on a display of a first device to a first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a first modification to the document at the first device by the first user;

in response to receiving information describing the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user, changing the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the first modification to the document at the first device by the first user without presenting an animation associated with the first modification made to the document at the first device by the first user;

receiving, at the first device, information describing a second modification to the document at a second device by a second user;

in response to receiving information describing the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user, changing the presentation of the document on the first device to reflect the second modification to the document at the second device by the second user and presenting an animation associated with the second modification to the document;

receiving a message at the first device;

identifying one or more keywords in text of the message, the one or more keywords associated with at least one of an attribute of the document and a feature or function of the document editing application; and

presenting, on the first device, the message, wherein a portion of the text of the message associated with the identified one or more keywords is displayed as a selectable link, wherein the message is presented in a chat window displayed automatically when a new message is received or displayed in response to receiving input at an affordance.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the second modification is associated with a graphical element of the document.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the instructions further cause:

animating the graphical element on the display of the first device.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the instructions further cause:

determining a style of animation to present based on a type of the second modification; and

presenting the animation having the determined style.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the modification type is at least one of an addition, a move, a style change, and a deletion.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the animation style is at least one of a shake animation, an expansion animation, and a shrinking animation.

31. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions further cause:

receiving a selection of the portion of the text of the message displayed as the selectable link; and

in response to receiving the selection, performing an operation associated with the selectable link.

32. The system of claim 25, wherein the attribute of the document includes at least one of a page number, a paragraph, a chapter, and a section of the document.

33. The system of claim 25, wherein the attribute of the document includes a media item embedded in the document.

34. The system of claim 25, wherein the feature or function of the document editing application includes one or more of an operation and a menu item.

35. The system of claim 25, wherein the affordance includes a display of a number, the number associated with of a number of received chat messages.

36. The system of claim 25, wherein the portion of the text of the message includes the one or more keywords and additional words associated with the keywords.