Patent ID: 8209308
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying an animation sequence from revisions of an electronic document, comprising: retrieving revision history information from the electronic document; selecting a first revision point corresponding to a given point of time during the revision history of the electronic document; selecting a second revision point corresponding to a given point of time during the revision history of the electronic document which is later in time than the first revision point; creating an initial parent frame image associated with the first revision point, the parent frame image including revisions made prior to the first revision point; creating a final parent frame image associated with the second revision point, the parent frame image including revisions made prior to the second revision point and after the first revision point; creating a plurality of child frame images between the initial parent frame and the final parent frame, wherein the child frame images include: at least one revision from the initial parent frame at a first transparency factor, and at least one revision from the final parent fame at a second transparency factor, wherein the transparency factors are varied between the plurality of child frames; presenting the plurality of child frame as the animation sequence, wherein document editing is disabled for the duration of the animation sequence.