US 10,708,275 B2 · Page lock for notebook application

Abstract

Notebook applications may be employed to create, edit, and/or share collaborative documents. In a classroom setting, a notebook application may enable interactivity among a teacher and students. A page lock may be provided for the notebook application to prevent students from making unauthorized changes, such as editing a page after an assignment deadline or erasing teacher feedback, while still enabling the teacher read and write capabilities. For example, a notebook page may be rendered with read and write permissions for the teacher and student(s). The teacher may be provided an option to set a lock on the page to disable one or more of the students' write permissions. The teacher may select a first timing parameter associated with setting the lock, which defines a future date and time or event to trigger the disabling of the students' write permissions. The lock may be set based on the first timing parameter.

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Dependent claims

A method to provide a page lock for a notebook application, the method comprising:

rendering a page of a notebook with read permissions and write permissions for a group associated with the page;
providing a first user of the group an option to set a lock on the page that will disable the write permissions for at least a second user of the group;
in response to detecting a selection of the option, receiving from the first user at least a first timing parameter associated with setting the lock on the page, wherein the first timing parameter defines a future date and time or a future event to trigger the disabling of the write permissions for the second user of the group;
storing the first timing parameter in metadata of the page;
and
setting the lock on the page based on the first timing parameter, wherein setting the lock on the page based on the first timing parameter comprises:
determining whether the second user is offline;
and
in response to the determination that the second user is offline and that the first timing parameter has been stored, automatically disabling the write permissions for the second user.

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A server configured to provide a page lock for a notebook application, the server comprising:

a communication interface configured to facilitate communication between the server and one or more client devices;
a memory configured to store instructions;
and
one or more processors coupled to the communication interface and the memory and configured to execute the notebook application, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
render a page of a notebook with read permissions and write permissions to a teacher and a student;
provide the teacher an option to set a lock on the page that will disable the write permissions for the student;
in response to detecting a selection of the option, receive from the teacher at least a first timing parameter associated with setting the lock on the page and a second timing parameter associated with removing the lock on the page, wherein the first timing parameter defines a future date and time or a future event to trigger the disabling of the write permissions for the student, wherein the second timing parameter defines a future date and time or a future event to trigger re-enabling of the write permissions for the student;
set the lock on the page based on the first timing parameter;
and
remove the lock on the page based on the second timing parameter.

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A system configured to provide a page lock for a notebook application, the system comprising:

a first server configured to host a communication service, wherein the communication service facilitates communication between a second server and a third server;
the second server configured to host a productivity service;
the third server configured to host a notebook service associated with the productivity service, the second server comprising;
a memory configured to store instructions;
and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute a notebook application of the notebook service, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
render a page of a notebook with read permissions and write permissions to a teacher and a student;
provide the teacher an option to set a lock on the page that will disable the write permissions for the student;
in response to detecting a selection of the option, receive from the teacher a first timing parameter associated with setting the lock on the page and a second timing parameter associated with removal of the lock on the page, wherein the first timing parameter defines a future date and time or a future event to trigger disabling of the write permissions for the student and the second timing parameter defines a future date and time or a future event to trigger re-enabling of the write permissions for the student;
set the lock on the page based on the first timing parameter;
and
remove the lock on the page based on the second timing parameter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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