17987353. MULTICELL DOCUMENT EDITOR MINIMOREMAP simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

MULTICELL DOCUMENT EDITOR MINIMOREMAP

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor(s)

Peng Lyu of Sammamish WA (US)

Kai-Uwe Maetzel of Seattle WA (US)

MULTICELL DOCUMENT EDITOR MINIMOREMAP - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17987353 titled 'MULTICELL DOCUMENT EDITOR MINIMOREMAP

Simplified Explanation

Some embodiments provide a notebook tool enhanced with minimoremap functionality. Notebooks are multicell documents with varied mime types present in the content of various cells of a given notebook, including executable source code such as scripts, non-executable content, markdown text, natural language text, photos, videos, maps, and more. The notebook tool includes a main view and a superimposed minimoremap view which is functionally coordinated with the main view, e.g., for navigation and cell selection. Notebook cell operations are commanded via the minimoremap. Cells outside the main view viewport are modified without changing the user interface main view focus. Tool-human interaction commands cause the performance of notebook operations such as cell execution, cell rearrangement, cell collapse, cells merge, cells grouping, or cell dependency analysis. Minimoremap cell images are rendered as icons, as graphics, or as scaled-down versions of previously rendered full-size main view images.

• Notebook tool enhanced with minimoremap functionality
• Main view and superimposed minimoremap view for navigation and cell selection
• Command notebook cell operations via the minimoremap
• Modify cells outside main view without changing focus
• Perform notebook operations through tool-human interaction
• Render minimoremap cell images as icons, graphics, or scaled-down versions of main view images

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in software development environments, data analysis tools, collaborative document editing platforms, and educational tools.

Problems Solved

This technology solves the problem of efficiently navigating and managing content in complex multicell documents, such as notebooks, without losing focus on the main view.

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include improved productivity, enhanced user experience, streamlined document management, and simplified navigation within large documents.

Potential Commercial Applications

Potential commercial applications of this technology include integrating it into productivity software suites, collaboration platforms, and educational tools to enhance user interaction and document management capabilities.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of minimaps in software development environments for code navigation and visualization. Another could be the use of thumbnails in document editing software for quick navigation and overview of content.

How does this technology handle conflicts in simultaneous cell operations by multiple users in a collaborative environment?

The article does not address how the minimoremap functionality deals with conflicts that may arise when multiple users are simultaneously performing cell operations in a collaborative setting.

What are the system requirements for implementing this technology, and how scalable is it for handling large notebooks with numerous cells?

The article does not provide information on the system requirements needed to implement the minimoremap functionality or how scalable it is for managing large notebooks with a high volume of cells.

Original Abstract Submitted

Some embodiments provide a notebook tool enhanced with minimoremap functionality. Notebooks are multicell documents with varied mime types present in the content of various cells of a given notebook, including executable source code such as scripts, non-executable content, markdown text, natural language text, photos, videos, maps, and more. The notebook tool includes a main view and a superimposed minimoremap view which is functionally coordinated with the main view, e.g., for navigation and cell selection. Notebook cell operations are commanded via the minimoremap. Cells outside the main view viewport are modified without changing the user interface main view focus. Tool-human interaction commands cause the performance of notebook operations such as cell execution, cell rearrangement, cell collapse, cells merge, cells grouping, or cell dependency analysis. Minimoremap cell images are rendered as icons, as graphics, or as scaled-down versions of previously rendered full-size main view images.