Roaming of note-taking application features
View Patent ↗Methods are disclosed for managing configuration variables and settings within a note-taking application such that application features are adjusted globally across an entire note-taking application regardless of the particular device from which application content is accessed. The configuration variables and settings may pertain to any or all of a variety of application features such as but not limited to adjustment of client, user and content-specific configuration options.
1. A computing device comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing device to:
receive, from a computing system that is remote from the computing device over a communication network, user interface (UI) data associated with a note-taking application;
based on the UI data, generate a UI display associated with the note-taking application;
receive a user input indicative of a user-defined customization to the UI display; and
transmit, over the communication network to the computing system, a record of a change to the UI data that is indicative of the user-defined customization to the UI display.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing device to:
identify a user-initiated change to the note-taking application, the user-initiated change being defined based on user input received by the computing device;
determine that the user-initiated change is related to a roaming note-taking application feature; and
transmit, to the computing system over the communication network, a record of the user-initiated change.
3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the user-initiated change comprises at least one of:
a customized tag; or
a read/unread status update.
4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the user-defined customization comprises a user preference that defines how a set of tools is to he organized when presented within the UI display.
5. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the user-initiated change comprises creation of a new notebook.
6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a first computing device associated with a user, and the note-taking application component is configured to receive a user request to access the note-taking application, obtain the UI data that is indicative of a user-defined setting associated with a second computing device associated with the user, and receive the user input through the UI display.
7. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the roaming note-taking application feature comprises an application configuration variable.
8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the application configuration variable comprises a notebook management variable.
9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the notebook management variable indicates at least one of:
creation of a notebook or notebook component;
deletion of a notebook or notebook component;
modification of a notebook or notebook component; or
reorganization of a notebook or notebook component.
10. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the notebook management variable indicates whether a given notebook or notebook component has been previously viewed.
11. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the notebook management variable indicates a custom tag created based on a user interaction.
12. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the notebook management variable relates to a history function of the note-taking application that enables a user to at least one of:
access an earlier version of a notebook or notebook component, or to directly navigate to a recently viewed notebook or notebook component.
13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device from a second computing device over a communication network, user interface (UI) data associated with a note-taking application;
based on the UI data, generating a UI display associated with the note-taking application;
receiving a user input indicative of a user-defined customization to the UI display; and
transmitting, over the communication network to the second computing device, a record of a change to the UI data that is indicative of the user-defined customization to the UI display.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , and further comprising:
identifying a user-initiated change to the note-taking application, the user-initiated change being defined based on user input received by the first computing device;
determining that the user-initiated change is related to a roaming note-taking application feature; and
transmitting, to the second computing device over the communication network, a record of the user-initiated change.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the user-initiated change pertains to at least one of:
a customized tag; or
a read/unread status update.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the user-defined customization comprises a user preference that defines how a set of tools is to be organized when presented within the UI display.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the user-initiated change comprises creation of a new notebook.
18. A computing system comprising:
a user interface component configured to generate a user interface display for a note-taking application, and to receive, through the user interface display, a user input that indicates a user-initiated change to the note-taking application; and
an application component configured to determine that the user-initiated change is related to a roaming note-taking application feature and to transmit a record of the user-initiated change over a computer network to a remote data source.
19. The computing system of claim 18 , wherein the user-initiated change comprises at least one of a change to a read/unread status, a change to a customized tag, and a change to a user preference setting in the note-taking application.
20. The computing system of claim 18 , wherein the user-initiated change comprises creation of a new notebook.