Collaborative Document Editing: abstract simplified (18132866)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18132866 Titled 'Collaborative Document Editing'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes different features and processes for document collaboration. It mentions that animations can be used to show updates made to a document on a different device. Users can also highlight changes made by collaborators and select an identifier to see where another user's cursor is located. Additionally, text in chat sessions can be converted into hyperlinks that perform certain operations when clicked.

Original Abstract Submitted

Various features and processes related to document collaboration are disclosed. In some implementations, animations are presented when updating a local document display to reflect changes made to the document at a remote device. In some implementations, a user can selectively highlight changes made by collaborators in a document. In some implementations, a user can select an identifier associated with another user to display a portion of a document that includes the other user's cursor location. In some implementations, text in document chat sessions can be automatically converted into hyperlinks which, when selected, cause a document editor to perform an operation.