OPTIMIZED JOINT DOCUMENT REVIEW

• US 20160299640A1
• Filed: 06/21/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Fish, Nathan James, Berg, Jeffrey, Lee, Joo Young, Hans, Derek Matthias, Karnawat, Kuldeep, Friend, Joseph Freeman, Yuniardi, Nino, Lee, David Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 11,675,471 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

A UI for presenting and reviewing a document is optimized based upon the type of computing device being utilized to present the document. One such UI includes a first pane showing a view of the document under review that is sized and formatted for display on a large-format display device. The first pane can also be utilized to emphasize a portion of the document. The UI also includes a second pane that includes indicators for each of the reviewers of the document. The selection of an indicator will cause a portion of the document being reviewed by the corresponding reviewer to be displayed in the first pane. The UI also includes a third pane that includes a scaled image of the document shown in the first pane. Selection of a portion of the scaled image causes the selected portion of the document to be displayed in the first pane.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:

displaying a first user interface element comprising a view of a document;

displaying a second user interface element comprising an indicator for each of one or more reviewers of the document; and

providing a third user interface element comprising a scaled image of the document.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selection of each indicator causes a portion of the document being reviewed by a corresponding reviewer to be displayed in the first user interface element.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selection of a portion of the scaled image causes a portion of the document corresponding to the selected portion of the scaled image to be displayed in the first user interface element.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selection of a portion of the document in the first user interface element causes the display of portions of the document other than the selected portion to be obfuscated in the first user interface element.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the third user interface element comprises a view of one or more sections of the document, and wherein selection of a section of the document in the third user interface element causes a portion of the document corresponding to the selected section to be displayed in the first user interface element.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the third user interface element provides an indication of recent viewing or editing activity within the document by the one or more reviewers.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each indicator comprises data identifying a corresponding reviewer.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the data identifying a corresponding reviewer comprises an image of the reviewer.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein each indicator further comprises data identifying the type of review being performed and the device type being utilized by the corresponding reviewer.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the reviewers of the document are reviewing the document on a plurality of device types.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the first user interface element, the second user interface element, and the third user interface element can be navigated using touch input.

12. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

display a first user interface pane comprising a view of a document;

display a second user interface pane adjacent to the first user interface pane comprising an indicator for each of one or more reviewers of the document; and

provide a third user interface pane adjacent to the second user interface pane comprising a scaled image of the document.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the selection of each indicator causes a portion of the document being reviewed by a corresponding reviewer to be displayed in the first user interface pane.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the selection of a portion of the scaled image causes a portion of the document corresponding to the selected portion of the scaled image to be displayed in the first user interface pane.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the selection of a portion of the document in the first user interface pane causes the display of portions of the document other than the selected portion to be obfuscated in the first user interface pane.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the third user interface pane provides an indication of recent viewing or editing activity within the document by the one or more reviewers.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the reviewers of the document are reviewing the document on a plurality of device types.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

displaying a first user interface pane comprising a view of a document sized and formatted for display on a large-format display device;

displaying a second user interface pane adjacent to the first user interface pane comprising an indicator for each of one or more reviewers of the document which, when selected, will cause a portion of the document being reviewed by a corresponding reviewer to be displayed in the first user interface pane; and

providing a third user interface pane adjacent to the second user interface pane comprising a scaled image of the document which, when selected, will cause a portion of the document corresponding to the selected portion of the scaled image to be displayed in the first user interface pane.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the selection of a portion of the document in the first user interface pane causes the display of portions of the document other than the selected portion to be obfuscated in the first user interface pane.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the third user interface pane comprises a view of one or more sections of the document, and wherein selection of a section of the document in the third user interface pane causes a portion of the document corresponding to the selected section to be displayed in the first user interface pane.