Universal Bookmark Links for SVG Document Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to preserve bookmarks when converting documents from various formats to a common viewing format like SVG, leading to difficulties in collaboration and access to specific document locations.
Innovation Solution
A method for generating a universal bookmark link that allows users to access and navigate to specific bookmarked locations in converted documents across different formats by integrating an application, enabling external users to view and reposition the viewer to the desired page and rectangle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If documents are converted from various formats to a common viewing format (SVG), then documents can be viewed in a single viewer, but bookmarks are lost or corrupted during conversion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy of bookmark information by generating URL parameters that encode bookmark location data. Instead of relying on the original bookmark structure during conversion, the system creates a portable representation of bookmark information that can be transmitted and reconstructed in the viewer, preserving bookmark functionality across format conversions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces URL parameters as an intermediary mechanism to transfer bookmark information between the document system and the viewer. These parameters act as a bridge, carrying location data through the conversion and transmission process without being lost or corrupted, allowing bookmarks to function across different formats and systems.
2Reliability
If bookmarks are preserved through conversion, then users can access specific document locations, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms bookmark location information into URL parameters, changing the representation format from internal document structures to standardized web parameters. This parameter transformation enables bookmark functionality to be accessed through standard web protocols without requiring complex custom integration, reducing system complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Ease of operation
If external users can access bookmarked locations, then collaboration is improved, but the link generation and processing mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the bookmark link mechanism universal by using standard URL parameters that can be handled by any web-capable device or viewer. This multi-functional approach allows the same link structure to work across different platforms, devices, and viewing applications, improving collaboration ease without requiring complex device-specific processing.
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AI summary
Systems, methods and products are disclosed for providing the ability to generate a universal bookmark link that can be generated by an integrating application that enables viewing of client files in many different formats by converting them to a common viewing format. The universal bookmark link can be provided to users who are external to the viewing application, and the users can access the link to open an instance of the application and viewer, load the publication of the file, and position the viewer at the location of the linked bookmark.