EP3884372A1

EP3884372A1 - Method for creating interactive digital documents

Info

Publication number: EP3884372A1
Application number: EP19831782.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Sylvain DELOZANNE
Original assignee: Universite De L'ingenierie
Current assignee: Universite De L'ingenierie
Priority date: 2018-11-23
Filing date: 2019-11-15
Publication date: 2021-09-29
Also published as: FR3089040B1; FR3089040A1; US11354488B2; US20220027554A1; WO2020104743A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for creating interactive digital documents by creating and recording an initial digital file of the HTML type, comprising a display page structure having a first graphical form and a plurality of scripts, each of which is activatable by a hypertext link.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Title: PROCESS FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL DOCUMENTS

Field of the invention

The present invention relates to the field of computer processing for generating graphic representations of digital objects. It relates more particularly to the automatic processing of positioning on an interface of result-objects obtained following a request or a processing of digital data. The objective is to generate a set of pairs of digital values comprising a proximity relationship between the objects of said set in order to form an arrangement calculated in real time for controlling a static or dynamic graphic representation. The invention relates to the field of cartographic representation using the graphic possibilities of the interface to provide additional information about the objects and themes displayed.

Graphic representations constitute hypermedia content. "Hypermedia" is a metaphor for presenting information in which text, images, sounds, and actions are linked in a complex, non-sequential strip of associations that allow a user to browse relevant subjects, whatever whatever the order of the subjects presented. Hypermedia comes from "hypertext" a term which was originally coined to describe text-based documents with links to other documents to form a non-sequential strip of associated ideas.

An application program called an "explorer" is normally used to retrieve and render hypermedia content locally or via a computer network.

Hypermedia content is commonly organized as documents with included control information. The included control information includes formatting specifications, indicating how a document should be rendered by the web browser. In addition, such control information may include links or "hyperlinks": symbols or instructions telling the web browser where to find other relevant WWW documents on the Internet. A hyperlink from one hypermedia subject to another is normally established by the author of a hypermedia document, although some applications allow users to insert hyperlinks to desired subjects.

A hyperlink is typically rendered by an explorer in the form of a graphic icon or highlighted keywords. A user "activates" or "follows" a hyperlink by clicking on an icon or underlined keywords or by selecting them otherwise. Activating a link causes the explorer to retrieve and restore the document or resource that is targeted by the hyperlink or to order the execution of an action such as opening a new window, viewing an image or a video, playing a sound file, etc.

Associated with the hyperlink icon or the highlighted keywords is an underlying target specification. The target specification is established in an underlying hypermedia document, but is normally invisible to the user. The target specification unambiguously identifies a targeted document or targeted resource, typically specifying the name of the computer on which the document is located and the full name of the document file. In WWW documents, targets are specified using "uniform resource positioners" (also called URLs). A URL describes everything about a particular resource that a web explorer must know to request and return it. The URL describes the protocol that an explorer should use to retrieve the resource, the name of the computer on which it is located, and the route and file name of the resource.

The hypermedia content used by the WWW is commonly written using what is called a "Tagging Language". A standard generalized markup language or "SGML" is one such language, formally defined as "a document representation language which formalizes the markup and frees it from system and processing interactions". SGML is a language to describe the structure of documents and to describe a labeling scheme to delimit this structure in a text.

To create hypermedia content, documents use a specialization of SGML called Hypertext Markup Language or "HTML" presented as plain text which contains formatting instructions in the form of HTML markup codes or "tags". State of the art

We know in the prior art French patent FR3020162A1 describing a process for dynamic generation of interactive graphic representations of data, comprising steps of:

- constitution of a structured database containing digital objects associated with variables and metadata and of a process library

- constitution of a domain ontology, including a taxonomy of domain terms, and an expression of the relationships between domain terms

- calculation of a multidimensional digital representation (word cloud) according to the result of the distance calculation and weighting treatments

- And steps for calculating a two-dimensional graphic representation of said digital objects as a function of a processing process selected from a processing process library, and of at least part of said variables of digital objects

steps of recalculating said two-dimensional graphical representation as a function of the modifications imposed on said multidimensional digital representation.

Also known is the European patent EP2595072 describing a process implemented by computer for storing information. The method includes implementing, by a document repository server computer, a database flexible in terms of schema. The method further includes receiving, by the document repository server computer, processed text information from a text analysis computer, a semantic type being assigned to the processed text information. The method further includes storing, by the document repository server computer, text information processed in the flexible database in terms of schema. The method further comprises transmitting, by the document repository server computer, to an analysis computer, data selected from the processed textual information stored in the flexible database according to the schema in response to a request. received from the analysis computer. Disadvantages of the prior art

Prior art solutions do not dynamically generate hypermedia content without knowledge of computer coding techniques or editing tools dedicated to the production of hypermedia content. They also do not allow dynamic mind maps to be changed dynamically, with a unique operating mode for viewing and using the hypermedia functionalities of a mind map and for modifying this same mind map without exiting the mode of visualization and exploitation.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a solution allowing the user to directly produce hypermedia content and to make it evolve easily and safely.

Solution provided by the invention

In order to remedy these drawbacks, the present invention relates, in its most general sense, to a method of creating interactive digital documents consisting in creating and saving an initial digital file of HTML type comprising a display page structure having a first graphic form. and a plurality of scripts, each activatable by a hypertext link, characterized in that:

A - said scripts include:

- a commanding multimode activation script

i) the execution of a digital function corresponding to a main script specific to said initial digital file

ii) the display of a graphical form associated with said first graphical form and of said hypertext links associated with the other scripts in the event of activation by an action of a second type

- a first other script commanding the creation and recording of an additional digital file having the same structure as that of the initial digital file

- a second other script controlling the modification of the graphic attributes of the digital file containing said second script - a third other script ordering the deletion of the digital file containing said third script

- a fourth other script controlling the display of a text editor and the modification of the display content of the digital file containing said fourth script

- a fifth other script controlling the display of an entry zone for a hypertext link and the addition of said hypertext link in the display content of the digital file containing said fifth script

- a sixth script controlling the display of an entry zone for a hypertext link and the recording of said link associated with an identifier linked to the initial digital file containing said sixth script

and

B - in that said process comprises:

- a first step of opening said initial file with a file explorer for the display on the screen of a local computer of said display page

- and steps to activate one of the links and save the resulting changes.

Advantageously, each of the digital HTML FNHi files has an identical structure and is associated with a unique identifier IDi recorded in a digital table in relation to the name of said FNHi file, graphic attributes of said FNHi file, XYi coordinates for displaying the representation. graphic associated with said FNHi file, and the identifier IDi-1 of the parent digital file FNHi-1.

Preferably, the text contents of said digital files are recorded in a digital table in relation to the identifier of the corresponding file.

The invention also relates to a method for viewing interactive digital maps from a set of digital files of HTML type comprising a display page structure having a first graphic form and a plurality of scripts each activatable by a hyperlink characterized in that said scripts include:

- a commanding multimode activation script

i) the execution of a numeric function corresponding to a specific main script audit initial digital file

- a first other script ordering the creation and recording of an additional digital file having the same structure as that of the initial digital file

- a second other script controlling the modification of the graphic attributes of the digital file containing said second script

- a third other script ordering the deletion of the digital file containing said third script

a sixth script controlling the display of an input area for a hypertext link and the recording of said link associated with an identifier linked to the initial digital file containing said sixth script and in that the display of the digital map is executed by a computer program for dynamic calculation of a graphic representation displayable on a screen, taking into account the tables for recording the identifiers of the digital files linked to said digital card and for recording the graphic display attributes of said digital files.

Detailed description of a nonlimiting example of the invention

The present invention will be better understood on reading the description of a nonlimiting example of embodiment of the invention which follows, referring to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows a schematic view of the hardware architecture Figure 2 shows a schematic view of the functional architecture Figure 3 shows the sequence of actions executed by the client computer

Hardware architecture

The hardware resources implemented by the invention comprise a server (10) comprising several databases (11, 12) and a communication module (15) for communication with client stations (10, 20) via a local network or the Internet. The client workstations (20, 30) have a communication module (1) and a computer program of the web browser type (2) which makes it possible to read the files in HTML format received from the server (10) or saved locally in a memory (21, 31) for controlling the display of textual and / or graphic contents and executing the functionalities of the file in the form of a script, for example in Java language.

Functional architecture

FIG. 2 illustrates the display screen visible to the user and FIG. 3 represents the sequence of actions executed by the client computer (20, 30).

The initial step consists of creating a reference HTML file which constitutes the starting point for the processing operations implemented by the invention.

This file has the following structure:

- a status: <! DOCTYPE html>.

- a </html> tag corresponding to the beginning of the content which will be interpreted by the HTML page editor, up to the final <html> tag which marks the end of the content to be interpreted.

- a <head> tag which delimits the header of the page and contains information which will not be displayed directly in the browser's rendering area. For example the title of the page, the link to a style sheet, a description and keywords, membership in a map, etc. The header of HTML documents is the subject of chapter L ' on your mind.

- a <title> tag which contains the title of the page that appears in the browser window.

- a <body> tag which delimits the part of the file which includes the text, the links, the image reference and all the contents.

- six type <script> tags • <script src = "file.js" type = "text / javascript"></script>

var configuration = {.

};

</script>

This file is recorded in a database (11), in relation to a digital table recorded in a database (12) where the identifier IDi of this file is saved, the configuration information Pi of the reference file for a Ci card, and the Ci card identifier.

The reference file contains a call to a javascript commanding the display of a functional crown comprising six functional graphic zones (41 to 46) when an action exceeds a predetermined duration, and controls the display of the text content and / or graphic of the file in the case of an action of a duration less than this predetermined duration.

When creating a new map (graphic representation similar to a mental map made up of a plurality of “bubble” type graphic shapes linked by connecting lines), the execution of the reference file controls the display a screen with a graphic form (40), for example a circle, with a text corresponding to the title recorded in the reference file, and possibly a comment.

The display can, for example, be controlled by the software for viewing and analyzing interaction links and associated data Cytoscape (trade name) allowing the creation of visualizations of graphically connected data.

This graphic form (40) is active, that is to say an action on this form causes the execution of a computer function. The interaction can be pointing and pressing a button on a device, or user interaction with a touch screen, on the graphical display area (40).

When the interaction (100) is of a first type, for example a short “click”, or a “right click” or a “tap”, the browser controls the display (1 10) of the content of the HTML file in a “pop in” type window and gives access to the functionalities (1 1 1) of the file (40), for example viewing an image, a photograph or a video or sound sequence, or executing a script. When the interaction is of a second type, for example a long “click” or a repetition of “taps”, the browser controls (120) the display of a crown made up of six sectors (41 to 46) surrounding the form (40), each sector (41 to 46) containing an active icon for controlling a computer function.

Optionally, if there is no action, the crown disappears after a predetermined time, and the display screen returns to its previous state.

New file creation functionality

An action on the sector (41) commanding the execution of a script corresponds to a call recorded in the reference file. The technical function (130) corresponds to the creation of a new bubble linked with the same functionalities (the function selection crown).

This script commands:

- the creation of a new HTML file having the same structure as the reference file for example by duplicating the reference file and assigning a unique identifier

- entering a title and saving in the new HTML file thus created

- the record (131) in the local memory (21, 31) of the host computer

- the transfer to the server (10) and recording of the new file in the database (1 1), as well as the identifier, the title, the associated card in the database (12)

- refresh the display with a new screen having an additional graphic form (50,60) connected to the graphic form (40).

Functionality of (140) customization of the shape of the active file

The functionality (140) corresponds to the "Settings" function of a bubble.

An action on the sector (42) controls the execution of a processing operation consisting of displaying a screen in “pop-in” mode of an editor for the customization of the color, the size or the title of the graphic representation.

The modifications are recorded locally in the memory (21, 31), then in transmitting this information to the server (10) for the recording in the memory of the server of the modified information. Functionality of (150) personalization of the content of the active file

The functionality of (150) corresponds to the function of personalizing the "Fields / docs" headings.

An action on the sector (43) commands the execution of a processing consisting in displaying a screen in “pop-in” mode corresponding to the contents of the active HTML file and in a text editor allowing to enter additional texts or images. . The modifications also relate to the customization of the color, the size or the title of the graphic representation.

The modifications are saved locally in the memory (21, 31), then this information is transmitted to the server (10) for recording in the server memory of the modified information.

(160) active file deletion functionality

The functionality of (160) corresponds to the deletion of the bubble and the associated file. An action on the sector (44) controls the execution of a processing consisting in deleting the HTML files linked to the active file.

This feature is only enabled for top-level files, that is, files linked directly to the map reference file, and is disabled for top-level files.

Customization functionality of the hvpermedia content of the active file

The functionality of (170) corresponds to the creation of a bubble "who" with information / fields to fill.

An action on the sector (45) commands the execution of a processing consisting in displaying a screen in “pop-in” mode corresponding to the contents of the active HTML file and in an editor allowing to enter a hypertext link or a script in the contents of the active file. The modifications are recorded locally in the memory (21, 31), then this information is transmitted to the server (10) for the recording in the memory of the server of the modified information.

Functionality for creating hvpermedia content linked to the active file

The functionality of (180) corresponds to the creation of a “link” bubble with 5 types of links as needed.

An action on the sector (46) commands the execution of a processing consisting in displaying a screen in “pop-in” mode corresponding to an editor of a hypermedia link and of an associated graphic form, controlling the direct display. , without going through an HTML file derived from the reference file, the activation of which commands the viewing of a video, the opening of a messaging or “chat” window, a videoconference session or a any computer application.

Other features

The graphic shapes can be moved on the display screen by an interaction between a pointer and the associated graphic shape. In this case, the modifications of the XY coordinates of the object are recorded in the local memory (21, 31) and the final coordinates are then transmitted, after the end of the movement, to the server (10) for recording in the database. data (12) in relation to the identifier of the file whose graphic representation has been repositioned on the screen.

Other features

The server optionally includes a database (13) of people. It contains for each person an IDPi identifier, personal information, a photograph, the home page assigned to the person, the cards associated with the person and, if applicable, the associated rights concerning the use of aforementioned features. Activating the link associated with a person allows you to view: information on the person, possibly opening a link to a computer application such as google maps (trade name) or a messaging application.

Optionally, an input form is associated with the person and makes it possible to enter personalization information which will be recorded in the database (13).

The server optionally includes a database (14) of documents which can be imported by activating a script from an HTML file of the cards recorded.

Creating a session

In administrator mode, the administrator creates a card consisting of a new space with a reference file and a list of associated people:

- for example trainers or active users, accessing all the aforementioned functions

- for example passive users, who will only be able to access part of the functionalities.

This creation of a new card can also be ordered by duplicating an existing card and recording in a new memory space a replication of all the data corresponding to an existing card.

Viewing calendar

The various digital elements can optionally be associated with a time indicator filtering the viewing requests so as to allow viewing only when the date of the request is compatible with the clock date of the server (10).

Claims

1 - Method for creating interactive digital documents consisting in creating and saving an initial digital file of HTML type comprising a display page structure having a first graphic form and a plurality of scripts each activatable by a hypertext link characterized in that:

A - said scripts include:

- a commanding multimode activation script

- a sixth script controlling the display of an entry area for a hypertext link and the recording of said link associated with an identifier linked to the initial digital file containing said sixth script

and

B - in that said process comprises:

a first step of opening said initial file with a file explorer for displaying said display page on the screen of a local computer - and steps to activate one of said links and save the resulting changes.

2 - A method of creating interactive digital documents according to claim 1 characterized in that each of the HTML FNHi digital files has an identical structure and is associated with a unique identifier IDi recorded in a digital table in relation to the name of said FNHi file, graphic attributes of said FNHi file, XYi display coordinates of the graphic representation associated with said FNHi file, and the identifier IDi-1 of the parent digital file FNHi-1.

3 - A method of creating interactive digital documents according to claim 1 characterized in that the text content of said digital files are recorded in a digital table in relation to the identifier of the corresponding file.

4 - Method for viewing interactive digital maps from a set of digital files of HTML type comprising a display page structure having a first graphic form and a plurality of scripts each activatable by a hypertext link characterized in that said scripts include:

- a commanding multimode activation script

a fourth other script controlling the display of a text editor and the modification of the display content of the digital file containing said fourth script

and in that the display of the digital card is executed by a computer program for dynamic calculation of a graphic representation that can be displayed on a screen, taking into account the recording tables of the identifiers of the digital files linked to said digital card and d recording the graphic display attributes of said digital files.