Document changes
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorsGeoffrey M. Gelman, Dean P. Alderucci, Gregory P. Manning, Michael D. Brinton
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a user may be prompted to “view changes” associated with a document after electing to close the document without having saved.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- determining a first version of a document;
- receiving a first set of instructions;
- determining a second version of the document based on the first version and the first set of instructions;
- receiving a second set of instructions, the second set of instructions directing that the first version of the document be discarded;
- displaying, after receiving the second set of instructions, a set of options, the options comprising:
- a first option to discard the first version of the document;
- a second option to discard the second version of the document;
- a third option to view a comparison of the first version of the document with the second version of the document;
- receiving an indication of a selection of one of the three options;
- discarding the first version of the document if the first option has been selected;
- discarding the second version of the document if the second option has been selected;
- and
- displaying the view of the comparison of the first version of the document with the second version of the document if the third option has been selected.
The method of 1 in which the document is one of:
- (a) a word processing document;
- (b) a spreadsheet document;
- (c) an image;
- (d) a drawing;
- (e) a computer aided design file;
- (f) an audio file;
- and
- (g) a text document.
The method of 1 in which the second version of the document is a version of the document which is currently being displayed on a computer.
The method of 1 in which the first version of the document is a version of the document which has previously been saved.
The method of 1 in which the first set of instructions include instructions from one of:
- (a) a keyboard;
- (b) a computer mouse;
- (c) a computer touchpad;
- (d) a trackball;
- and
- (e) a joystick.
The method of 1 in which the first set of instructions includes instructions for making alterations.
The method of 1 in which the second set of instructions includes instructions to close the first version of the document.
The method of 1 in which the second set of instructions includes instructions to close a program which is being used to edit the first version of the document.
The method of 1 in which the second set of instructions includes instructions to shut down the computer on which the document is being edited.
The method of 1 in which displaying, after receiving the second set of instructions, a set of options includes:
- displaying, after receiving the second set of instructions, a set of clickable buttons, the buttons representing:
- a first option to discard the first version of the document;
- a second option to discard the second version of the document;
- and
- a third option to view a comparison of the first version of the document with the second version of the document.
The method of 10 in which receiving an indication of a selection of one of the three options includes receiving an indication of which of the clickable buttons the user has clicked on.
The method of 1 in which displaying the view of the comparison includes displaying text that is present in the second document and not present in the first document with an underline font.
The method of 1 further comprising:
- displaying, after receiving the second set of instructions, a message, the message asking whether a user wishes to save changes to the document.
The method of 1 in which:
- the first option is presented as a button labeled “Yes”;
- the second option is presented as a buttoned labeled “No”;
- and
- the third option is presented as a button labeled “View Changes”.
The method of 1 in which displaying the view of the comparison includes displaying a list of distinct changes made between the first version of the document and the second version of the document if the third option has been selected, the method further including:
- receiving an indication that a subset of the list of distinct changes has been selected;
- receiving an instruction to save all selected changes;
- and
- saving the subset of the list of distinct changes.
The method of 1 in which determining a first version of a document includes:
- displaying a plurality of versions of a document, each version having been previously saved by a user and provided with a distinct version identifier;
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of versions, thereby determining the first version.
A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user wishes to close a second version of a document;
- determining whether the second version of the document has been saved;
- presenting, if the second version has not been saved, a prompt asking whether the user wishes to save changes, the prompt including user selectable options to save changes, to not save changes, and to view changes;
- determining the user's selection from among the selectable options;
- and
- presenting, if the user has selected the option to view changes, an indication of changes made between the second version of the document and a first version of the document which has been previously saved.
A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user wishes to close a second version of a document;
- determining whether the second version of the document has been saved;
- and
- presenting, if the second version has not been saved, a prompt asking whether the user wishes to view changes to the document.
The method of 18 further including:
- presenting an indication of changes made between the second version of the document and a first version of the document which has been previously saved.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.