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US 11,457,048 B2Granted
User selectable document state identifier mechanism
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsTodd Smith Behrbaum, Samer Sawaya
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Abstract
A sharing system generates a user interface mechanism that can be actuated by a user, authoring a document. The user interface mechanism allows the user to set a completeness level corresponding to the document. The completeness level is then associated with the document so that, when the document is shared, the completeness level can be displayed to the recipient of the shared document.
Claims18
A computing system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to:
- generate a representation of a user interface comprising:
- an authoring pane that represents a content document;
- a content creation user input mechanism configured to generate content in the content document in the authoring pane;
- a sharing pane including a recipient selection user input mechanism configured to select one or more recipients for the content document in the authoring pane;
- and
- a completeness level setting user input mechanism configured to assign a completeness level for the content document in the authoring pane, wherein the user interface is configured to simultaneously display the completeness level setting user input mechanism with the authoring pane;
- based on an indication of a user content creation input through the content creation user input mechanism, generate a portion of content in the content document;
- based on an indication of a user completeness level user input through the completeness level setting user input mechanism, assign the completeness level to the content document;
- based on an indication of a recipient selection input through the recipient identifier user input mechanism, select a particular recipient for the content document;
- and
- in response to a user sharing input, share the content document with the particular recipient, along with the assigned completeness level.
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A computer implemented method, comprising:
- generating a representation of a user interface comprising:
- an authoring pane that includes a content document;
- a recipient identifier mechanism;
- and
- a completeness level setting user interface with a completeness level setting user input mechanism, wherein the user interface is configured to simultaneously display the completeness level setting user input mechanism with the authoring pane;
- receiving a user content creation input;
- generating a content item in the content document based on the user content creation input;
- identifying a recipient for the content document in the authoring pane based on actuation of the recipient identifier mechanism;
- receiving a completeness indication indicative of a user interaction with the completeness level setting user input mechanism;
- assigning, to the content document in the authoring pane, a completeness level indicated by the completeness indication;
- and
- sharing the content document with the recipient, along with the assigned completeness level.
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A computing system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a data store that stores instructions that are executed by the processor to perform steps, comprising:
- generating a representation of an authoring pane that includes a content document;
- receiving user content creation inputs;
- generating content in the content document based on the user content creation inputs;
- controlling a user interface system to generate a representation of a completeness level setting user interface and to simultaneously display the completeness level setting user interface with the authoring pane, the completeness level setting user interface including a completeness level setting user input mechanism configured to assign a completeness level for the content document in the authoring pane;
- receiving a completeness indication indicative of a user interaction with the completeness level setting user input mechanism;
- assigning, to the content document, the completeness level indicated by the completeness indication by at least one of:
- storing the completeness level as a property of the content document;
- or storing the completeness level as metadata corresponding to the content document;
- and
- sharing the content document with a recipient, along with the assigned completeness level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.