User-defined application models

• US 9,483,590 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Kishore, Ajitesh, Meek, Brian, Pratley, Christopher H., Gounares, Alexander G., Levin, Lewis Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdul-Ali, Omar
• Application Number:
  US14/046,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20140039868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system (and corresponding method) that employs wiki-type models to consider authoring rather than composition in an application environment is provided. The innovation enables collaborative information and templates to be used to enhance quality, productivity, etc. within a software application environment. These wiki-type models can provide features, functions and benefits related to, but not limited to, general information, auto-fills, formats, schema, conversions, preferences, etc.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates collaborative computing, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, direct the one or more processors to perform actions comprising;

incorporating one or more user generated criteria; and

interacting with an office application to at least one of suggest, incorporate, or format data based upon a wiki-model.

2. The system of claim 1, the one or more user generated criteria includes at least one of a content preference, format preference or modality preference.

3. The system of claim 1, the office application is at least one of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation or communication application.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise determining the wiki-model based upon at least one of an action or context of a user.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the actions further comprise analyzing the at least one of action and context to determine the wiki-model.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the actions further comprise tracking the action of the user, wherein the tracked action is employed to determine the wiki-model.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the actions further comprise establishing the context based upon situational analysis as a function of at least one of identity, engaged activity, or role.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise generating the wiki-model based upon at least one of explicit or implicit criteria.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the actions further comprise enabling the user to one of create, modify or delete the wiki-model.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the actions further comprise enabling the wiki-model to be defined, modified or removed on behalf of a user.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise training the wiki-model based upon a feedback related to a user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the actions further comprise training the wiki-model based upon one of an action or preference of the user.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the actions further comprise revising the wiki-model based upon the feedback.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise employing at least one of a probabilistic and a statistical-based analysis that infers an action that a user desires to be automatically performed.

15. A method comprising:

generating a wiki-type application model, the wiki-type application model being accessible or modifiable by one or more users;

using the wiki-type application model to employ one or more features including data suggestion; and

modifying the wiki-type application model based upon a context of a user.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing the wiki-type application model with another wiki-type application model in an Internet-accessible environment.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the generating the wiki-type application model comprises selecting the wiki-type application model from a plurality of wiki-type application models based upon an action or the context of the user; and

the using the wiki-type application model comprises applying the selected wiki-type application model to data within an application environment, the application environment being at least one of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation or communication environment.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the features further include auto-fill texts.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the features further include manipulation.

20. One or more computer storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, direct the one or more processors to perform actions comprising:

selecting a wiki-type application model from a plurality of wiki-type application models based upon an action or the context of the user;

applying the selected wiki-type application model to data within an application environment, the application environment being at least one of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation or communication environment; and

modifying the wiki-type application model based upon an action or a context of a user.