Monitoring User Interactions With A Document Editing System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a first plurality of documents, the method comprising:
- (A) identifying first actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the first plurality of documents;
(B) deriving a statistic from the first identified editing behavior; and
(C) identifying potential editing behavior, suitable for application by the user to the document editing system to edit the documents, based on the derived statistic.
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Abstract
A human editor uses a document editing system to edit a draft document. The editor'"'"'s editing behavior is monitored and logged. Statistics are developed from the log to produce an assessment of the editor'"'"'s productivity. This assessment, in combination with assessments of other editors, may be used to develop behavioral metrics which indicate correlations between editing behaviors and productivity. The behavioral metrics may be used to identify including the relative contribution to efficient editing of different editing behaviors. Such information about individual editing behaviors may be used to evaluate the productivity of individual editors based on their editing behaviors, to identify behaviors which individual editors could adopt to improve their productivities, and to identify changes to the editing system itself for improving editor productivity. An editor'"'"'s editing behavior may be “played back” and observed by a human in an attempt to identify the causes of the editor'"'"'s poor productivity.
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83 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a first plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying first actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the first plurality of documents; (B) deriving a statistic from the first identified editing behavior; and (C) identifying potential editing behavior, suitable for application by the user to the document editing system to edit the documents, based on the derived statistic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and a first plurality of documents, the apparatus comprising:
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actual editing behavior identification means for identifying first actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the first plurality of documents; statistic derivation means for deriving a statistic from the first identified editing behavior; and potential editing behavior identification means for identifying potential editing behavior, suitable for application by the user to the document editing system to edit the documents, based on the derived statistic. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and (B) identifying a modification to the document editing system based on the actual editing behavior. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the apparatus comprising:
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actual editing behavior identification means for identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and modification identification means for identifying a modification to the document editing system based on the actual editing behavior. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and (B) determining whether the actual editing behavior satisfies a plurality of predetermined criteria for preferred user editing behavior, the plurality of predetermined criteria comprising; (1) an efficiency criterion defining a minimum efficiency threshold for editing behavior; and (2) an accuracy criterion defining a minimum accuracy threshold for editing behavior. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71)
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72. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the apparatus comprising:
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actual editing behavior identification means for identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and criteria determination means for determining whether the actual editing behavior satisfies a plurality of predetermined criteria for preferred user editing behavior, the plurality of predetermined criteria comprising; an efficiency criterion defining a minimum efficiency threshold for editing behavior; and an accuracy criterion defining a minimum accuracy threshold for editing behavior. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74)
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75. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying a presentation of recorded actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and (B) determining whether the actual editing behavior satisfies at least one predetermined criterion for preferred user editing behavior based on the presentation.
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76. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and a plurality of documents, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying a presentation of recorded actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the plurality of documents; and means for determining whether the actual editing behavior satisfies at least one predetermined criterion for preferred user editing behavior based on the presentation.
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77. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and an original version of a document, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the original version of the document and thereby to produce an edited version of the document, the editing behavior having an original temporal profile; (B) recording the actual editing behavior to produce a record of the actual editing behavior; (C) applying the actual editing behavior from the record to the document editing system in accordance with the original temporal profile to edit the original version of the document. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80)
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81. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and an original version of a document, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying actual editing behavior applied by a user to the document editing system to edit the original version of the document and thereby to produce an edited version of the document, the editing behavior having an original temporal profile; means for recording the actual editing behavior to produce a record of the actual editing behavior; means for applying the actual editing behavior from the record to the document editing system in accordance with the original temporal profile to edit the original version of the document.
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82. A computer-implemented method for use with a document editing system and a first plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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(A) identifying first actual editing behavior of a predetermined type, applied by a first user to the document editing system to edit the first plurality of documents; (B) deriving a first productivity assessment of the first user from the first identified editing behavior; (C) identifying second actual editing behavior of the predetermined type, applied by a second user to the document editing system to edit the second plurality of documents; (D) deriving a second productivity assessment of the second user from the second identified editing behavior; and (E) deriving, from the first and second productivity assessments, a behavioral metric indicating a degree of correlation between editing behavior of the predetermined type and productivity.
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83. An apparatus for use with a document editing system and a first plurality of documents, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying first actual editing behavior of a predetermined type, applied by a first user to the document editing system to edit the first plurality of documents; means for deriving a first productivity assessment of the first user from the first identified editing behavior; means for identifying second actual editing behavior of the predetermined type, applied by a second user to the document editing system to edit the second plurality of documents; means for deriving a second productivity assessment of the second user from the second identified editing behavior; and means for deriving, from the first and second productivity assessments, a behavioral metric indicating a degree of correlation between editing behavior of the predetermined type and productivity.
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