Systems and methodologies for document processing and interacting with a user, providing storing of events representative of document edits relative to a document; selection of a selected set of document edits; generating presentation data responsive to said selected set of documents edits and the stored events; and providing a display presentation responsive to the presentation data

• US 9,372,833 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Collaboration Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: David H Sitrick
• Inventors: Sitrick, David H, Fling, Russell T
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mrabi, Hassan
• Application Number:
  US13/617,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082469A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,376 Days
• Field of Search: 715/205, 715/209, 715/229, 715/230, 715/243, 715/273, 715/733
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/194 Calculation of difference between files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system an method provide for user interaction document processing via event generation and processing. An underlying document is displayed and worked with (ranging from a blank document, or a presentation display of a non-blank document or an image of anything relative to which a user can make annotations that can result in a respective combined display presentation of the underlying image combined with the selected ones of the annotations). The annotations to be displayed are selected by criteria such as user, time, location, etc. A combined display presentation is generated responsive to respective display presentation data, and is associated with and representative of a specific combination view of edit events. A second version of a display presentation can be provided by selecting the events associated with a respective one or more users'"'"' annotations to form a selected set that is used to generate said display presentation data.

Claims

1. A method for document generation and display, the method comprising:

providing a first display presentation;

generating edit events representative of and responsive to user input made relative to the first display presentation;

wherein each said edit event is comprised of event content comprising an associated document change and an associated edit reference;

wherein the event content is generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each said associated edit reference identifies a position in the defined entry order of input for utilization of the associated said document change;

storing the event content for each said edit event in non-transitory memory;

generating a selected edit list for a set comprising at least two of said edit events that each have its said associated edit reference referring to another said event to which the associated document change is utilized;

utilizing the edit events in the selected edit list to generate second display presentation data generated responsive to said document change and said edit reference associated with each said edit event in the selected edit list;

generating a second display presentation responsive to said second display presentation data;

wherein a missing event is one of the events not within the set of selected events, wherein the associated edit reference for the missing event identifies a relationship to one of;

one other of the events within the set of selected events,

another said missing event;

wherein a dangling event is one of the events within the set of selected events and the respective said edit reference identifies a relationship to one of;

the missing events,

another said dangling event; and

wherein the system provides for the second display presentation to provided a display of one of;

not showing the dangling event,

showing the dangling event within the revised display presentation, and

showing the dangling event within the revised display presentation in an identifiable manner.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the display presentation data has a beginning and an end:

wherein the beginning of the display presentation data is associated with a beginning position of the defined entry order of input;

wherein the end of the display presentation data is associated with an ending position of the defined entry order of input.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the display presentation data has a beginning and an end;

wherein the beginning of the display presentation data is associated with a beginning position of the defined entry order of input;

wherein the end of the display presentation data is associated with an ending position of the defined entry order of input;

wherein the edit reference identifies at least one of;

the beginning position of the defined entry order of input,

the ending position of the defined entry order of input, and

one of the positions in the defined entry order of input; and

wherein elements in the second presentation data are associated with of at least one of;

the beginning position of the defined entry order of input,

the ending position of the defined entry order of input,

one of the positions in the defined entry order of input associated with one of the edit events; and

wherein at least one of the edit references associated with one of the events in the selected edit list identifies one of the elements in the second presentation data that is associated with the same position as said edit reference.

4. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second selected edit list for a second set of selected events;

generating third display presentation data representative of third combination of edit events responsive to said second selected edit list and to the non-transitory memory; and

generating third display presentation responsive to said third display presentation data.

5. The method as in claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of users;

and wherein the edit events are generated separately and independently responsive to input from at least two of the plurality users.

6. The method as in claim 1, wherein the each said associated document change defines operations to be performed by modifying the display presentation data at the position as defined by the associated edit reference associated with said associated document change.

7. The method as in claim 1, wherein the second display presentation is generated responsive to said associated document change defining operations associated with the edit reference associated with said document change for each of the edit events in the selected edit list.

8. The method as in claim 1, wherein the display presentation is provided via display apparatus connected to a computing device.

9. A method for document creation and editing, the method comprising:

providing a first display presentation responsive to display presentation data;

storing event data representative of a plurality of events in non-transitory memory, said event data comprised of an associated document change and an associated edit reference for a respective said event, at least one of said events representative of an edit made relative to the display presentation;

wherein for at least two of the events, the associated edit reference for said event identifies another one of the events;

the method further comprising;

selecting a plurality of the events as a selected set of events;

wherein the associated document change for each of at least two of the events in the selected set, defines an operation to generate at least a portion of second display presentation data responsive to the associated edit reference for said associated document change;

generating the second display presentation data utilizing the event data retrieved from non-transitory memory for the selected set of events;

providing a second display presentation responsive to the second display presentation data;

wherein a missing event is one of the events not within the set of selected events, wherein the associated edit reference for the missing event identifies a relationship to one of;

one other of the events within the set of selected events,

another said missing event;

wherein a dangling event is one of the events within the set of selected events and the respective said edit reference identifies a relationship to one of;

the missing events,

another said dangling event; and

wherein the system provides for the second display presentation to provided a display of one of;

not showing the dangling event,

showing the dangling event within the revised display presentation, and

showing the dangling event within the revised display presentation in an identifiable manner.

10. The method as in claim 9, wherein each said edit reference identifies one of:

one of the events in the non-transitory memory;

portion of the second display presentation modified by said one of the events in the non-transitory memory;

a beginning of the second display presentation data when the edit reference identifies the first event; and

an end of the second display presentation data when the edit reference relationship identifies after the last event.

11. The method as in claim 9, wherein an orphan event is one of the events within the set of selected events;

wherein the associated edit reference for the orphan event identifies a relationship to one of;

one other of the events not within the set of selected events and which is not a dangling event, and is not another said orphan even; and

wherein the system provides for the second display presentation to provide one of not showing the orphan event, showing the orphan event within the revised display presentation, and showing the orphan event within the revised display presentation in an identifier manner.

12. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

generating edited display presentation data responsive to said document edits in the selected set of events;

generating difference edits responsive to comparing said edited display presentation data and said display presentation data;

generating corresponding aid event data responsive to said difference edits and, storing the generated said event data in the non-transitory memory.

13. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

selecting a second plurality of the events as a second selected set of events; and

providing a third display presentation responsive to the second selected set of events and the non-transitory memory.

14. The method as in claim 9, wherein the operation defined by at least one said associated document change modifies the display presentation by at least one of:

modifying a portion of the second presentation data responsive to associated edit reference and inserting document change data into the display presentation data responsive to associated edit reference.

15. The method as in claim 9, further comprising:

wherein at least one of the events further comprises metadata defining conditions associated with creation of event;

wherein the metadata comprises at least one of;

user identification, time of entry of said event, duration of said event, properties of a respective said document change, location of a user, identification of an associated said set of events, audio, video, image, comments, and graphics data and wherein the revised display presentation is, at least in part, generated responsive to said metadata.

16. A system for display generation, the system comprising:

a plurality of document generation and display subsystems, each said subsystem comprising;

non-transitory memory storing data for events representative of edits made by a user relative to a display of a base image;

wherein each said edit is comprised of an associated change and an associated edit reference;

wherein each said associated change can be utilized to generate a display for a portion of the base image and each said associated change is associated with one of the edits responsive to the associated edit reference, wherein said portion of the base image is identified by the associated edit;

selection logic responsive to user selection of a plurality of the edits that are stored in the non-transitory memory as a selected set of edits;

display generation logic generating presentation data responsive to the data for the events representative of said selected set of edits,

wherein the associated change for each said edit in the selected set, provides for generation of at least a part of the presentation data, responsive to the associated edit reference for said associated edit;

display apparatus providing a first display presentation responsive to the presentation data;

a network coupling at least two of said plurality of subsystems for document generation and display;

wherein modified display presentation data is generated responsive to an input by a user made at one of the plurality of subsystems for document generation and display, comprising a sending system, said input by said user representative of a corresponding said edit;

wherein the input by the user at the sending system is provided concurrent to providing the display presentation responsive to respective said presentation data for a corresponding said selected set of edits associated with said sending system;

wherein the modified display presentation data and the selected set of edits are communicated through said network from the sending system to at least one other one of said plurality of subsystems for document generation and display comprising a receiving system;

wherein each said receiving system is further comprised of compare logic responsive to the modified display presentation data and the selected set of edits to generate a new set comprised of at least one new event; and

wherein said new set is stored in said non-transitory memory associated with the receiving system.

17. The system as in claim 16, wherein, for each of the document edits, the associated document change provides information for display of an associated document edit at location as defined by the associated edit reference, said location comprising of one of:

the location referenced by said edit reference, before the location referenced by said edit reference, and after the location referenced by said edit reference.

18. The system as in claim 16, wherein the associated document change of each said document edit in the selected set, controls generation of at least a part of the presentation data, responsive to the associated edit reference for said associated document edit;

wherein the edit reference provides one of;

information to locate another document edit contained in the non-transitory memory, information to locate the beginning of the document, and information to locate the end of the document.

19. The system as in claim 16, wherein there are a plurality of users, providing input of a plurality of document edits and each said user having a display apparatus for;

the system further comprising;

a plurality of said selection logic, one each for use by each said user, to select respective said selected set of document edits, for each said user, and a plurality of said display generation logic, each providing generation of a separate said display presentation on the display apparatus for each said user.

20. The system as in claim 16, further comprising:

a plurality of systems for document generation and display;

a network coupling said plurality of systems for document generation and display;

wherein said selected set of document edits, is communicated, from one of the of systems for document generation and display to at least one of other of the systems for document generation and display, as a communicated selected edit list via said network; and

wherein said display generation logic at each one of the systems for document generation and display, generates said display presentation data responsive to said communicated selected edit list.

21. The system as in claim 16, wherein each said document edit is further comprised of metadata defining conditions associated with said document edit;

wherein the display generation logic is responsive to said metadata for generating the selected edit list; and

wherein the metadata comprises at least one of;

user identification, time of entry of a respective said event, duration of a respective said event, properties of a respective said document change, location of the user, user contact information, system identifier identifying where said event is created, company, user rights, identification of a respective said selected set of document edits, audio, video, image, comments, and graphics data.

22. The system as in claim 16, further comprising:

difference logic generating difference edits responsive to comparing input by a respective said user and to the presentation data event generator logic generating new events representative of respective new document edits, responsive to said difference edits and wherein said new events are stored in non-transitory memory.

23. Teaches The system as in claim 22, further comprising:

a plurality of the systems for document generation and display; and

, a network coupling said plurality of systems for document generation and display;

wherein the difference edits are generated responsive to a user input at one of the plurality of systems for document generation and display;

wherein said difference edits are communicated through said network to each of other said plurality of systems for document generation and display and thereafter to the event generator logic of each of said other of the plurality of systems document generation and display; and

wherein said event generator logic of each of said other of the plurality of systems for document generation and display;

generates said new events responsive to said communicated difference edits.

24. The system as in claim 16, further comprising:

a plurality of the systems for document generation and display;

a network coupling said plurality of the systems for document generation and display;

wherein said document edits are communicated through said network between said plurality of the systems for document generation and display; and

wherein the communicated said document edits are stored in respective non-transitory memory.

25. The system as in claim 16, wherein said document change comprises associated document data and associated document operation;

wherein the associated document data is comprised of at least one of;

text, formatting, audio, video, graphics, and image data;

wherein the associated document operation is comprised of at least one of;

inserting the associated document data to be located after said associated document edit as defined by the associated edit reference;

inserting the associated document data to be located before said associated document edit as defined by the respective said associated edit reference;

not displaying the associated said document data for said associated document edit at a position as defined by the associated edit reference; and

replacing said associated document edit with the associated document data at a location defined by the respective said associated edit reference.

26. The system as in claim 16, wherein the selection logic provides for selecting a second set of the events as a second selected set of document edits;

and wherein the display generation logic for generates a second revised display presentation responsive to the second selected set of document edits and the non-transitory memory.

27. The system as in claim 16, wherein the document edits in the selected set can comprise less than all the document edits between a first document edit and a last document edit within an ordering of the events within the entry order of input.

28. The system as in claim 16, wherein each said document edit is associated with a respective location within a plurality of locations within a defined entry order of input wherein each said document change is generated associated with one said location

within the plurality of locations within the defined entry order of input;

wherein the edit reference associated with each said document change identifies another one of the locations in the defined entry order of input;

wherein one of the portions of the document generated by one of the document changes is associated with the location in the defined entry order of input associated with said one of the document changes;

wherein said one of the portions of the document is identified by the edit reference associated with at least one other of the document changes.

29. A method for document processing and interacting with at least one user, the method comprising:

storing, in non-transitory memory, event data for events representative of document edits made relative to a display presentation representative of presentation data;

wherein the document edits are generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each said document edit is associated with a location in the defined entry order of input;

wherein each said document edit is comprised of an associated document change and an associated edit reference identifying another one of the document edits associated with another one of the locations in the defined entry order of input;

generating modified presentation data responsive to user input and to the presentation data;

comparing the modified presentation data with the presentation data to generate difference edits;

wherein said presentation data is comprised of edit references defining respective locations where respective said change data from the respective associated document edit is to be utilized;

generating new edits responsive to the difference edits and to said presentation data.

30. The method as in claim 29, wherein the associated document change provides information used to modify the presentation data at the location in the defined entry order of input as defined by the one of:

defined responsive to said associated edit reference;

before the location responsive to said associated edit reference, and after the location defined responsive to said associated edit reference.

31. The method as in claim 29, wherein the associated edit reference defines the location as at least one of:

a location of one of document edit, a location at the beginning of the presentation data, and a location at the end of the presentation data.

32. The method as in claim 29, further comprising:

coupling said selected set of document edits, for communications from a first said non-transitory memory associated with one said user to at least one other said non-transitory memory associated with at least one other one of the plurality of users, as a communicated selected edit list via a network; and

the method further comprising;

generating a local display presentation for viewing by at least one of the users, responsive to said communicated selected edit list.

33. The method as in claim 29, further comprising:

generating modified display presentation data responsive to input by a respective one said user;

communicating the modified display presentation data through said network from said respective one said user to at least one other one of said user; and

generating new event responsive to the communicated said modified display presentation data; and

storing the respective new event in the non-transitory memory of the at least one other said user.

34. The method as in claim 29, wherein said document change comprises associated document data and an associated document operation;

wherein the document data is comprised of at least one of;

text, formatting, audio, video, graphics, and image data;

wherein the document operation is comprised of at least one of;

inserting the associated said document data after the location in the presentation data, responsive to said associated edit reference;

inserting the associated document data before the location in the presentation data, responsive to said associated edit reference;

not displaying the presentation data at the location, responsive to respective to said associated edit reference; and

replacing the presentation data at the location, with the associated document data, responsive to said associated edit reference.

35. The method as in claim 29, wherein the document edits in the selected set can comprise less than all the document edits between a first document edit and a last document edit within the defined entry order of input.

36. A system for document processing and interacting with at least one user, the system comprising:

non-transitory memory storing event data for events representative of document edits made relative to a display presentation representative of presentation data;

wherein the document edits are generated in a defined entry order of input;

wherein each said document edit is associated with a location in the defined entry order of input;

wherein each said document edit is comprised of an associated document change and an associated edit reference identifying another one of the document edits associated with another one of the locations in the defined entry order of input;

wherein the modified presentation data is generated responsive to user input and to the presentation data;

wherein the modified presentation data is compared with the presentation data to generate difference edits;

wherein said presentation data k comprised of edit references defining respective locations where respective said change data from the respective associated document edit is to be utilized; and

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wherein new edits are generated responsive to the difference edits and to said presentation data.