Optimizing content for consistent presentation through collaboration database service
Granted 13 Aug 2019 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Inventors: Michael R. Sullivan, Raul Clouse, Michael Cheng, Mark Peterson +3 · Examiner: Hubert Cheung
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A collaboration database service may allow users to create, edit, and share collaborative content on custom databases consistently across a variety of platforms and devices. For example, a collaboration database engine of the service may be configured to detect creation of a table through an application associated with the service, the table including one or more columns and rows that form a plurality of cells. The engine may also be configured to determine and optionally reduce a character count of data within each cell, map each cell to a bucket based on the character count of the data, and automatically select an optimal configuration of the table to be provided for display through the application based on the mapping. The optimal configuration may maximize an amount of the data presented within each cell of the table and enable consistent presentation of the table across a variety of platforms and devices.
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2 priority documents›Priority documents — 2
| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| provisional | US 62255515 | 15 Nov 2015 |
| related publication | US 20170139958 A1 | 18 May 2017 |
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