co) os), ay United States Patent Matveyenko et al. REMOTE WEB SITE EDITING IN A. STANDARD WEB BROWSER WITHOUT EXTERNAL SOFTWARE Inventors: Wade A. Matveyenko, Kirkland, WA (US); Bryan Benson, Bow, WA (US); Stella M. Uyeno, Bellefonte, PA (Ui Brian T, Worsham, Maple Valley, WA (U5); Rajan Krishnumurty, Ballsue, WAS) Assignee: The Cobalt Group, Ine, Settle, WA ws) Novice: Subject to any disclaimer tbe erm ofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35 US.C. 1540) by 193 days, Appl. No. 10/381,465 Filed: Jan. 24, 2003 Prior Publication Data US 2004)0148576 AL Jul. 29, 2004 Int. CI Go6F 17100 2006.01) us. 718/830; 715/513 = 1 E0itWebsite | Ep) 1.1 render text cell | Teco Tan ‘USOO700018482 (a0) Patent No: US 7,000,184 B2 (45) Date of Patent Feb. 14, 2006 (58) Fleld of Classiieation Search Tissi3, TS/S14, 505, 501,530, 707/105 709/217 See aplication fe for complete sear history. (6) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5815299 A * 121958 Avon ea SouLt A * ‘loo Avi etal O.1S1.609 A * 11/2000 Truong» 715/505 Coun mi "LBA Gran Sisson SSsiet BLY 6208 Graham a0 * cited by examiner Primary Examiner—Sanjiv Sbal (74) Attorney, Agent, or Fin—Stoel Rives LLP 6 ABSTRACT A dynamic web-based application for WYSIWYG editing of ‘a web page generates editor functionality embedded into the ‘web page using standard markup language so that a remote ‘user With permission can edit the web page in astandard web browser without installing any extemal software. The esul- ing “editable web page” includes at least one editable content cell, such as a text cell or graphic eel, identified by {an editing icon and interactive editing behavior. 23 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets (Application Sener 1.1.1: 1s in ecit mode? t “FFT cuntcrmn cosets cana - 4: Outut text content 1.4.3: Geltext call content ¥5: Output closing DHTWL! i I i 1 t I I I I lUS 7,000,184 B2 Sheet 1 of 13 Feb. 14, 2006 U.S. Patent waNolsnd —-waWOUSNO SHONVH waWOLSNd 80 YON AuveErT ‘ONILEWUY waNuaS NolLWondey Lrzor xOW aLISeaM > toh sarvuel siuvd aN i gnowa z-dnouo LIS ¥asn| W30 W30 ALUN SNE ‘AMUN SB s 5 s on) zh ov zuU.S. Patent Feb. 14, 2006 Sheet 2 of 13 US 7,000,184 B2 FIG. 2 200 Site ID = 2a00b Version = 0020 [WIP] Cell ID = 00A6 Text = “This is the long-anticipated 6-speed Roadster model” OldText = “This is the Roadster model”