Extension activation for related documents

• US 10,459,603 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2016
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Claux, David, Henderson, Jason Todd, Salamatov, Andrew, Ouliankine, Oleg, Byrne, Warren Randall, Faoro, Michael Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Sun, Li P
• Application Number:
  US15/232,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20160349950A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,175 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

Extension activation may be provided. Upon receiving a new document associated with a plurality of related documents, extension trigger conditions may be evaluated. In response to determining that an extension trigger is satisfied, a user interface element associated with the extension trigger may be displayed.

Claims

1. A method for providing application extension activation, the method comprising:

enabling display of an item corresponding to each of a plurality of related documents in a list of items;

receiving a new document associated with the plurality of related documents and enabling display of a new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items;

determining that at least one of a plurality of extension trigger conditions for the new document is satisfied by content of a second document of the plurality of related documents within the list of items;

in response to determining that the at least one extension trigger condition is satisfied by the content of the second document, enabling display of an entry-point user interface (UI) element on the new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, wherein enabling display of the entry-point UI element indicates that an application extension is activated in the new document based on the at least one extension trigger condition being satisfied; and

in response to receiving a selection of the new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, enabling display of the new document including a user interface element representing the application extension associated with the at least one extension trigger condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each extension trigger condition of the plurality of extension trigger conditions has a relative priority.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

determining that at least one other of the plurality of extension trigger conditions is satisfied by metadata associated with the new document;

identifying a highest priority extension trigger condition from among the at least one extension trigger condition satisfied by the content of the second document and the at least one other extension trigger condition satisfied by the metadata of the new document; and

enabling display of the new document including a user interface element representing an application extension associated with the highest-priority extension trigger condition.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of related documents comprises a plurality of email messages.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of related documents comprises different document types.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of related documents is associated with a common project.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of related documents comprises a plurality of web pages associated by a plurality of hyperlinks.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling display of the user interface element proximate to the new document.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling display of the user interface element inside a user interface frame associated with the new document.

10. A computer system for providing application extension activation, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computer system to;

enable display of an item corresponding to each of a plurality of related documents in a list of items;

receive a new document associated with the plurality of related documents and enable display of a new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items;

determine that at least one of a plurality of extension trigger conditions for the new document is satisfied by context content of a second document of the plurality of related documents within the list of items;

in response to determining that the at least one extension trigger condition is satisfied by the content of the second document, enable display of an entry-point user interface (UI) element on the new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, wherein enabling display of the entry-point UI element indicates that an application extension is activated in the new document based on the at least one extension trigger condition being satisfied; and

in response to receiving a selection of the new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, enable display of the new document including a user interface element representing the application extension associated with the at least one extension trigger condition.

11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein enabling display of the user interface element further comprises:

enable display of a user interface frame comprising a name of the application extension and a number corresponding to the at least one extension trigger condition that is satisfied by the second document.

12. The computer system of claim 10, the computer-executable instructions further causing the computer system to:

determine that at least one other extension trigger condition is satisfied comprising;

determine that the at least one other extension trigger condition is associated with a metadata element associated with the new document; and

determine, based at least in part on the metadata element, that the at least one other extension trigger condition is satisfied.

13. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of related documents comprises a plurality of email messages.

14. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of related documents comprises a plurality of web pages associated by a plurality of hyperlinks.

15. The computer system of claim 10, the computer-executable instructions further causing the computer system to:

modify at least one other extension trigger condition based on evaluating user interaction, wherein user interaction comprises at least one of;

activation of an application extension and making a change to an application extension.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein modifying the at least one other extension trigger condition comprises updating a priority of the at least one other extension trigger condition.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein updating the priority of the at least one other extension trigger condition causes display of a user interface element associated with the at least one other application extension.

18. A computer having a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the computer to:

enable display of an item corresponding to each of a plurality of related documents in a list of items;

receive a new document associated with the plurality of related documents and enable display of a new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items;

evaluate one or more documents other than the new document to determine that at least one of a plurality of extension trigger conditions for the new document is satisfied by context content of a second document of the plurality of related documents within the list of items;

in response to determining that the at least one extension trigger condition is satisfied by the content of the second document, enable display of an entry-point user interface (UI) element on a new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, wherein enabling display of the entry-point UI element indicates that an application extension is activated in the new document based on the at least one extension trigger condition being satisfied; and

in response to receiving a selection of the new item corresponding to the new document in the list of items, enable display of the new document including a user interface element representing the application extension associated with the at least one extension trigger condition.

19. The computer of claim 18, wherein each extension trigger condition of the plurality of extension trigger conditions has a relative priority.

20. The computer of claim 19, the computer-executable instructions further causing the computer system to:

determine that at least one other of the plurality of extension trigger conditions is satisfied by the metadata associated with the new document;

identify a highest priority extension trigger condition from among the at least one extension trigger condition satisfied by the content of the second document and the at least one other extension trigger condition satisfied by the metadata of the new document; and

enable display of the new document including a user interface element representing an application extension associated with the highest-priority extension trigger condition.