Systems and methods for displaying contextual revision history in an electronic document
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsKevin Siwoff, Ian Gunn
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Abstract
A user may want to view the revision history of a particular section or context of an electronic document. The user selects a context by selecting a section of the electronic document in a document editing application. Based on the selected context, the application filters and displays only information about revisions associated with the selected section of the electronic document. The application omits information about revisions made to other unselected sections of the electronic document from display.
Claims21
1-16. (canceled)
A method of presenting revision history information of an electronic document, comprising:
- retrieving an electronic document stored as a hierarchical structure of objects,
- each object from the hierarchical structure of objects is stored with revision history information;
- displaying the electronic document via a user interface;
- detecting a selection of a section of the electronic document from the user interface;
- associating at least a portion of the selected section with an object from the hierarchical structure of objects;
- retrieving revision history information associated with the object;
- presenting the revision history information within the displayed electronic document via a visual indicator element on the user interface,
- wherein the visual indicator element indicates a beginning position and an ending position of the selected section of the document, and the visual indicator element includes a selectable button that is configured to be moved vertically by a user, and to display a tag next to the selectable button showing the revision history information when the selectable button is moved to be horizontal to a position of the at least one portion of the selected section of the document and the portion of the selected section corresponds to the object.
A system for presenting revision history information of an electronic document, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor configured to:
- retrieve an electronic document stored as a hierarchical structure of objects,
- each object from the hierarchical structure of objects is stored with revision history information;
- display the electronic document via a user interface;
- detect a selection of a section of the electronic document from the user interface;
- associate at least a portion of the selected section with an object from the hierarchical structure of objects;
- retrieve revision history information associated with the object;
- present the revision history information within the displayed electronic document via a visual indicator element on the user interface,
- wherein the visual indicator element indicates a beginning position and an ending position of the selected section of the document, and the visual indicator element includes a selectable button that is configured to be moved vertically by a user, and to display a tag next to the selectable button showing the revision history information when the selectable button is moved to be horizontal to a position of the at least one portion of the selected section of the document and the portion of the selected section corresponds to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.