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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Hannah Rebecca Lewbel, Redmond, WA (US);
Adam Michael Gleisner, Seattle, WA (US);
Lindsey Nicole Conway, Seattle, WA (US);
Clea Allington, Seattle, WA (US);
Minu George, Bellevue, WA (US);
Samantha Robbie Courts, Bellevue, WA (US);
Margaret Arlene Grounds, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott H. W. Snyder, Seattle, WA (US);
Nassr Victor Albahadly, Redmond, WA (US);
Isabel Sophie Sharp, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
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.