IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,938,824
Granted Patent B2
US 10,938,824 · App. 16/013,554 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Metric-based content editing system

Inventors: Paul Fraedrich Estes (Bellevue, WA); Raymond R. Ringhiser (Maple Valley, WA); Keith Douglas Senzel (Seattle, WA); Jered D Aasheim (Eugene, OR); David B Appel (Seattle, WA); Peter E Loforte (Bellevue, WA); Pranish Atul Kumar (Sammamish, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
H04L63/102G06F16/2379G06F16/93G06F21/6245G06F21/6263G06F2221/2137H04L63/101
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Patent No.
US 10,938,824
App. No.
16/013,554
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may include maintaining in a database, a plurality of documentation content items for an application; receive, from a user, a request to modify a content item of the plurality of documentation content items, the content item associated with a feature of the application; accessing a rating of the user with respect to the feature; and based on the rating meeting a threshold: authorizing the user to modify the content item; receiving modifications to the content item from the user; and updating the content item in the database based on the modifications.

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

maintaining in a database, a plurality of documentation content items for an application;

receive, from a user, a request to modify a content item of the plurality of documentation content items, the content item associated with a feature of the application;

accessing a rating of the user with respect to the feature; and based on the rating meeting a first threshold:

authorizing the user to modify the content item;

receiving modifications to the content item from the user; and

updating the content item in the database based on the modifications;

comparing a rating of the content item before the updating to the rating of the content item after the updating to generate a difference rating; and

based on the difference rating indicating a drop in the rating of the content item that is greater than a second threshold amount, reversing the modifications to the content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

flagging the content item as not editable by at least one other user in response to the authorizing; and

flagging the content item as editable the at least one other user after the updating.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a notification to at least one other user based on receiving the modifications, the at least one other user subscribing to changes made to the content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a notification to another user to review the content item after a threshold amount of time has passed since the updating.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining a plurality of descriptions of the feature of the application for the content item, each description associated with a domain.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a request to view the content item from another user; and

transmitting a first description of the plurality of descriptions of the feature of the application based on an identifier of the another user.

7. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

maintaining in a database, a plurality of documentation content items for an application;

receive, from a user, a request to modify a content item of the plurality of documentation content items, the content item associated with a feature of the application;

accessing a rating of the user with respect to the feature; and based on the rating meeting a first threshold:

authorizing the user to modify the content item;

receiving modifications to the content item from the user; and

updating the content item in the database based on the modifications;

comparing a rating of the content item before the updating to the rating of the content item after the updating to generate a difference rating; and

based on the difference rating indicating a drop in the rating of the content item that is greater than a second threshold amount, reversing the modifications to the content item.

8. The storage device of claim 7 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

flagging the content item as not editable by at least one other user in response to the authorizing; and

flagging the content item as editable by the at least one other user after the updating.

9. The storage device of claim 7 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a notification to at least one other user based on receiving the modifications; the at least one other user subscribing to changes made to the content item.

10. The storage device of claim 7 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a notification to another user to review the content item after a threshold amount of time has passed since the updating.

11. The storage device of claim 7 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

maintaining a plurality of descriptions of the feature of the application for the content item, each description associated with a domain.

12. The storage device of claim 11 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to view the content item from another user; and

transmitting a first description of the plurality of descriptions of the feature of the application based on an identifier of the another user.

13. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

a storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

maintaining in a database, a plurality of documentation content items for an application;

receive, from a user, a request to modify a content item of the plurality of documentation content items, the content item associated with a feature of the application;

accessing a rating of the user with respect to the feature; and based on the rating meeting a first threshold:

authorizing the user to modify the content item;

receiving modifications to the content item from the user; and

updating the content item in the database based on the modifications;

comparing a rating of the content item before the updating to the rating of the content item after the updating to generate a difference rating; and

based on the difference rating indicating a drop in the rating of the content item that is greater than a second threshold amount, reversing the modifications to the content item.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the storage device further comprises instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

flagging the content item as not editable by at least one other user in response to the authorizing; and

flagging the content item as editable the at least one other user after the updating.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the storage device further comprises instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a notification to at least one other user based on receiving the modifications, the at least one other user subscribing to changes made to the content item.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the storage device further comprises instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a notification to another user to review the content item after a threshold amount of time has passed since the updating.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the storage device further comprises instructions, which when executed by the least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

maintaining multiple descriptions of the feature of the application for the content item, each description associated with a domain.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2018
From: ESTES, PAUL FRAEDRICH; RINGHISER, RAYMOND R; SENZEL, KEITH DOUGLAS; AASHEIM, JERED D; APPEL, DAVID B; LOFORTE, PETER E; KUMAR, PRANISH ATUL
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
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