Google Inc.

Vance Julius Vagell

Ian Gunn

Fil Zembowicz

Colleen O'Banion

Luiz Amaral Franca Pereira Filho

Nikita Rybak

Sarah Cooper

Dominic Marin Espinosa

Shikhiu Ing

Elias Horne

Amber Hampton

Ronald Ho

Luiz Do Amaral De Franca Pereira Filho

Sarveshwar Duddu

Shoshana Holtzblatt

Saurabh Gupta

Kartik Singh

Peter James Solderitsch

Simon Raess

Samuel Benjamin Messing

Mike Harm

Varnali Shah

A method includes obtaining a table having a first descriptor that is applicable to each cell from a plurality of cells, and a plurality of second descriptors each applicable to a respective cell from the plurality of cells, executing a search function using at least the first descriptor as an input, wherein the search function identifies at least a first data set that is potentially relevant to the plurality of cells, displaying a first candidate data value for a first cell from the plurality of cells, wherein the candidate value is based on the first data set and the respective second descriptor for the first cell, and in response to selection of the first candidate data value, populating the plurality of cells with information from the first data set.

Populating values in a spreadsheet using semantic cues

A method to incorporate a first edit and a second edit into an electronic document includes receiving the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document, and determining whether the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit. The method further includes responsive to determining that the second edit is not privileged relative to the first edit, requiring the second edit to be independently accepted prior to incorporating the second edit into the electronic document, and responsive to determining that the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, incorporating the second edit into the electronic document without requiring the second edit to be independently accepted, and responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first edit, causing the first edit and the second edit to be incorporated into the electronic document.

Systems and methods for resolving privileged edits within suggested edits

A computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors is described. The computer system displays at least a portion of the respective document, and while displaying at least the portion of the respective document, receives a request for document operation labels. The document operation labels correspond to respective document operations. In response to receiving the request for document operation labels, the computer system selects a plurality of document operation labels at least in accordance with user data and user-interface data corresponding to a respective user of the computer system, and provides the plurality of document operation labels for display to the respective user.

Methods and systems for searching document operation labels

A presentation of a first metadata region of a plurality of metadata regions in a first position and a second metadata region of the plurality of metadata regions in a second position of a margin of the electronic document is provided. An event indicative of a potential overlap of two or more of the plurality of metadata regions is detected. Responsive to detecting the event indicative of the potential overlap of the two or more of the plurality of metadata regions, a presentation of a stacked metadata region in the margin of the electronic document is provided. The stacked metadata region combines the first metadata region and the second metadata region.

Systems and methods for stacking marginal annotations

The document in the first layout at a user interface is displayed. The first layout displays the document in a continuous view. The first layout the document is scrollable to display different regions of the document at a user device. A first user request to convert the display of the document from the first layout to the second layout is received. Responsive to the first user request, a suggested boundary within the first layout of the document is determined by identifying an end of first content of a first content type and a beginning of second content of a second content type in the document. The first content type and the second content type are different content types.

Systems and methods for layout transformation of document content

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for combining a first annotation and a second annotation in an electronic document. The first annotation is received and corresponds to a first portion of the electronic document. The second annotation is received and corresponds to a second portion of the electronic document. A first position of a layout rendering of the first annotation is determined, and a second position of a layout rendering of the second annotation is determined. The first position of the layout rendering of the first annotation is compared to the second position of the layout rendering of the second annotation. When the first position conflicts with the second position, the first annotation and the second annotation are combined to form a stacked annotation.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transitioning a display of a document from a first layout to a second layout. A processor at a user interface displays the document in the first layout. The processor receives a first user input indicative of a request to convert the display from the first layout to the second layout that represents the document as having a plurality of portions. The processor identifies a suggested boundary at a first position between two of the plurality of portions, displays the document in the second layout having the suggested boundary at the first position, and receives a second user input indicative of a request to move the suggested boundary to a second position different from the first position. The document is displayed in the second layout having the boundary in the second position.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein to present an incorporation of a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. A method includes present the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document, the first edit and the second edit representing concurrent updates to the electronic document by multiple users comprising a first user and a second user and having different privilege levels, the first edit and the second edit having a shared position in the electronic document. The method also includes present one or more first graphical elements allowing the second user to select to accept or reject the first edit made by the first user, and present, based on respective privilege levels, the shared position and a selection of the second user to accept or reject the first edit made by the first user, the incorporation of the second edit into the first edit, and a second graphical element allowing the second user to view a plurality of display options for the electronic document with the second edit incorporated into the first edit. The method further includes present the plurality of display options allowing the second user to select one or more of a plurality of edits to the electronic document by the plurality of users, and one or more a plurality of types of edits by the plurality of users, the plurality of display options further allowing the second user to accept or reject selected one or more edits or selected one or more types of edits.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for incorporating a second edit into a first edit in an electronic document. The first edit and the second edit in the electronic document are received, and a shared position of the first edit and the second edit in the electronic document is identified. The second edit is determined to be privileged relative to the first edit by determining that the first edit is made by a first user with a first set of permissions and the second edit is made by a second user with a second set of permissions larger than the first set of permissions. When the second edit is privileged relative to the first edit, the second edit is incorporated into the first edit.

A method includes obtaining at least one query value from a table having a plurality of cells; executing a search function using the at least one query value to identify at least a first data set that is potentially relevant to the at least one query value; and outputting, for display, a first interface area that includes information from the first data set. In response to selection of the first interface area, the method includes populating a first cell from the plurality of cells with a first data value from the first data set.

A collaborative document editing system receives an input to a document from a first user. The collaborative document editing system identifies a portion of the document associated with the input and a set of users associated with the identified portion of the document. The collaborative document editing system applies the input to the document and transmits a notification regarding the input to members of the identified set of users other than the first user.

Change notification routing based on original authorship of modified region

A computer-implemented method includes providing, from a server including one or more processors, a user interface element to a first computing device, wherein the first computing device is associated with a user, and the server determines that the user is associated with a second computing device that is a mobile computing device having a digital display and is logged into an account at both the first and second computing devices. The method further includes receiving a user request for a rendering of a document issued by the first computing device upon selection of the user interface element by a user, and transmitting a command to the second computing device that causes the second computing device to automatically display the rendering of the document. The method further includes receiving and storing annotation information corresponding to one or more annotations to the rendering made at the second computing device.

Techniques for synchronization of a print menu and document annotation renderings between a computing device and a mobile device logged in to the same account

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