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Granted Patent B2
US 12,112,029 · App. 17/468,255 · Granted Oct 8, 2024

Reader mode for presentation slides in a cloud collaboration platform

Inventors: Andy Chung (Berkeley, CA); Aaron Boodman (San Francisco, CA); Erik Arvidsson (San Francisco, CA); Kevin Gibbs (San Francisco, CA); Julie Tung (Los Altos, CA); Diana Berlin (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,112,029
App. No.
17/468,255
Granted
Oct 8, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for improving user experiences within a cloud collaboration platform that integrates communication tools with word processor functions to enhance workflows, save time, and promote teamwork in the development of slide presentations. To improve usability, a cloud collaboration platform may furnish a reader mode to streamline the presentation review process. The reader mode may allow viewers to review the presentation as the presentation will eventually be presented to an audience. The viewers may provide comments and feedback on the presentation without being inundated with comments and metadata added to an edit mode of the presentation by the original authors.

Claims (71)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying, by one or more processors, presentation content in a reader mode in a cloud collaboration platform in response to a selection of a reader link by a first user, wherein the reader mode displays visual elements in the presentation content and an interface for navigating and commenting;

displaying the presentation content in an edit mode in response to a selection of an edit link by a second user, wherein the edit mode displays the visual elements in the presentation content and slide-building tools;

receiving a first comment in the reader mode via the interface for navigating and commenting and a second comment in the edit mode in association with a second element in the visual elements;

associating the first comment with a particular element in the visual elements;

displaying the first comment in the reader mode near the particular element in the visual elements; and

preventing the second comment from displaying in the reader mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a link creation interface;

receiving an edit-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the edit-link-creation selection, creating the edit link to the edit mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a link creation interface;

receiving a reader-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the reader-link-creation selection, creating the reader link to the reader mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a mention in the first comment, wherein the mention references an account in the cloud collaboration platform;

determining a contact for the account; and

notifying the account via the contact of the first comment.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an input in the reader mode via the interface for navigating and commenting; and

moving to a next slide in the presentation content based on the input.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edit mode displays the first comment and the second comment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface for navigating and commenting comprises a navigational control that allows a user to progress to a next slide, switch to a full screen mode, and print the presentation.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

display presentation content in a reader mode in a cloud collaboration platform in response to a selection of a reader link by a first user, wherein the reader mode displays visual elements in the presentation content and an interface for navigating and commenting;

display the presentation content in an edit mode in response to a selection of an edit link by a second user, wherein the edit mode displays the visual elements in the presentation content and slide-building tools;

receive a first comment in the reader mode via the interface for navigating and commenting and a second comment in the edit mode in association with a second element in the visual elements;

associate the first comment with a particular element in the visual elements;

display the first comment in the reader mode near the particular element in the visual elements; and

prevent the second comment from displaying in the reader mode.

9. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor configured to:

provide a link creation interface;

receive an edit-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the edit-link-creation selection, create the edit link to the edit mode.

10. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor configured to:

provide a link creation interface;

receive a reader-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the reader-link-creation selection, create the reader link to the reader mode.

11. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor configured to:

receive the first comment on a feedback sticker comprising a user-generated poll in the presentation content;

store the first comment in association with the feedback sticker; and

display the first comment on the feedback sticker.

12. The system of claim 8 , the at least one processor configured to:

receive an input in the reader mode via the interface for navigating and commenting; and

move to a next slide in the presentation content based on the input.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the edit mode displays the first comment and the second comment.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interface for navigating and commenting comprises a navigational control that allows a user to progress to a next slide, switch to a full screen mode, and print the presentation.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

displaying presentation content in a reader mode in a cloud collaboration platform in response to a selection of a reader link by a first user, wherein the reader mode displays visual elements in the presentation content and an interface for navigating and commenting;

displaying the presentation content in an edit mode in response to a selection of an edit link by a second user, wherein the edit mode displays the visual elements in the presentation content and slide-building tools;

receiving a first comment in the reader mode via the interface for navigating and commenting and a second comment in the edit mode in association with a second element in the visual elements;

associating the first comment with a particular element in the visual elements;

displaying the first comment in the reader mode near the particular element in the visual elements; and

preventing the second comment from displaying in the reader mode.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

providing a link creation interface;

receiving an edit-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the edit-link-creation selection, creating the edit link to the edit mode.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

providing a link creation interface;

receiving a reader-link-creation selection via the link creation interface; and

in response to the reader-link-creation selection, creating the reader link to the reader mode.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the first comment on a feedback sticker comprising a user-generated poll in the presentation content;

storing the first comment in association with the feedback sticker; and

displaying the first comment on the feedback sticker.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the edit mode displays the first comment and the second comment.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the interface for navigating and commenting comprises a navigational control that allows a user to progress to a next slide, switch to a full screen mode, and print the presentation.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 4, 2026
From: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
To: SALESFORCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 076118/0548 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2022
From: CHUNG, ANDY; BOODMAN, AARON; ARVIDSSON, ERIK; GIBBS, KEVIN; TUNG, JULIE; BERLIN, DIANA
To: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Reel/Frame 060768/0970 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16264041 · Jan 31, 2019
Provisional Application 62735731 · Sep 24, 2018
Provisional Application 62733075 · Sep 18, 2018
Provisional Application 62735746 · Sep 24, 2018
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