Managing and collaborating with digital content
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsJoe Hewitt, Marlon Bishop
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InventorsJoe Hewitt, Marlon Bishop
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A universal digital content system provides a dynamic user interface having a viewing area, an action menu area, and an organizing area. A user can create, organize, send, receive, access, collaborate with and otherwise manage digital content through a single user interface. The universal digital content system provides multiple ways of viewing and organizing all of the digital content accessible through the dynamic user interface. In addition, a user can create a collaboration session with one or more contacts using one or more digital content files.
A system comprising:
A system comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon software executable by a processor to display a user interface, the user interface being configured to:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon software executable by a processor to display a user interface, the user interface being configured to:
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Term ended 15 Apr 2026 (estimated)
1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to systems and methods for organizing digital content and collaborating with digital content using a universal digital content system having a dynamic user interface.
2. The Relevant Technology
To further clarify the above and other features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1A through 1C illustrate an exemplary dynamic user interface displaying various features according to embodiments of the present invention;
FIGS. 2A through 2B illustrate exemplary ways of organizing digital content on the dynamic user interface; and
Generally, the present invention relates to a universal digital content system that includes a dynamic user interface for creating, organizing, sending, receiving, accessing, collaborating with and otherwise managing digital content. The universal digital content system of the present invention is similar to the multipurpose text application disclosed in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/005,348, filed Dec. 6, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. However, the universal digital content system contains additional features in addition to those associated with the multipurpose text application.
As used herein, the term “digital content” refers to an electronic file that contains visual or audio content. Digital content can be text files in various forms such as, but not limited to, word processing files, email messaging files, text messaging files, instant messaging files, and the like. Such text files can also include image content or audio content embedded therein or attached thereto. Digital content can include image files or movie files, and the like. Digital content can also include audio content such as voice messaging files, movie files that contain audio content, music files or other sound files, and the like.
With reference to FIG. 1A, a dynamic user interface 100 associated with a universal digital content system (see FIG. 3) is depicted to illustrate the versatile nature of the universal digital content system. Other components of the universal digital content system in addition to the dynamic user interface will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The dynamic user interface 100 is a generally small, fast user interface which provides various interface areas, referred to generally as a viewing area 101A, action menu area 101B, and organizing area 101C. The interface areas 101A through 101C can operate co-dependently or independently of each other. The division of the dynamic user interface 100 into these general areas is provided only for purposes of describing the present invention. It should be understood that components or functionalities from one interface area 101A through 101C of the dynamic user interface 100 may be duplicated, modified, overlap or be moved into another interface area of the dynamic user interface depending on design considerations. Further, other functionalities for each interface area 101A through 101C in addition to the ones described herein may also be included within the spirit of the teachings of the present invention.