Calling attention to a section of shared data

US11042275B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Hannah Rebecca Lewbel · Kirkland, US
• Adam Michael Gleisner · Seattle, US
• Lindsey Conway · Seattle, US
• Clea Allington · Bellevue, US
• Minu George · Sammamish, US
• Samantha Robbie Courts · Bellevue, US
• Margaret Arlene Grounds · Kirkland, US
• Scott H. Snyder · Seattle, US
• Nassr Albahadly · Redmond, US
• Isabel Sophie Sharp · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 22, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 8, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/14
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies are disclosed that enable a computing system to provide a computationally efficient interface for collaborative viewing and/or editing of shared content. Individual users may separately edit (e.g., create, modify, etc.) content in a particular section (e.g., area, region, page, etc.) of a shared data unit such as a file. A result of this separate editing may cause sections of the shared data unit to be off-screen from a perspective of a user and/or a computing device being used by the user. The disclosed techniques provide an effective way for an individual user, of a multi-user sharing session, to request that other users view content being edited by the individual user in a section that is “off-screen” for the other users. Based on the request, a selectable user interface element can be displayed enabling efficient access to the content to be viewed by the other users.