Newsroom user interface including multiple panel workspaces

Claim 2

A newsroom computer graphical user interface for viewing and editing news stories, comprising: means for displaying at least one workspace in a main application window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and having a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; means for storing a plurality of news stories in a plurality of files; means for delivering selected visual representations of the files from the means for storing to the display screen under control of the processor; means for receiving user edits; and user-controlled input means for controlling the means for storing, the means for delivering, and the means for receiving; wherein said at least one workspace comprises a plurality of non-overlapping, cooperating, graphically adjustable panels, a first of said panels displaying a queue of said news stories of a selected one of the files, and a second of said panels displaying text of a news story selected in said first panel for viewing capable for editing by a user according to the received user edits.

Claim 3

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein said plurality of panels share a common moveable border.

Claim 4

The computer graphical user interface of claim 2, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a third panel which displays a directory tree of said files.

Claim 5

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said first panel comprising a plurality of rows, each containing information about each of said plurality of news stories.

Claim 6

The computer graphical user interface of claim 4 wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said first panel further comprising a plurality of columns, each containing a different field of said information about each news story.

Claim 7

The computer graphical user interface of claim 3, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said second panel comprising at least one sub-panel capable of being equal to or less than a display area of the second panel.

Claim 8

The computer graphical user interface of claim 6 wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a first of said at least one sub-panel displaying text of said selected news story.

Claim 9

The computer graphical user interface of claim 7, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a second of said at least one sub-panel displaying information about said selected news story.

Claim 10

The computer graphical user interface of claim 8, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a third of said at least one sub-panel displaying machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast.

Claim 11

The computer graphical user interface of claim 9, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said third of said at least one sub-panel displaying machine code for manipulating video playback devices.

Claim 12

The computer graphical user interface of claim 9, wherein said machine code is anchored to a point in said text of said first sub-panel, said point being a location in said text where said machines are controlled in response to said machine code.

Claim 13

The computer graphical user interface of claim 9, wherein the user edits include any one or more edits of the group of edits comprising inserting one or more machine codes, moving one or more machine codes, or deleting one or more machine codes.

Claim 14

The computer graphical user interface of claim 3, wherein said at least one workspace is capable of toggling between displaying all of said first, second and third panels and displaying one of said first, second and third panels.

Claim 15

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said main application window comprising a tool bar.

Claim 16

The computer graphical user interface of claim 14, wherein the display screen displays the workspace with said tool bar comprising a means for sending messages to and receiving messages from other users on said network.

Claim 17

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein said plurality of panels of said at least one workspace are automatically arranged to fit within said workspace without overlapping.

Claim 18

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the queue includes an identifier and timing information for each news story.

Claim 19

The computer graphical user interface of claim 17, wherein the timing information for one or more news stories includes any one or more of the group consisting of: a run time of one or more stories, a length of time of reading of a text associated with a story, a total time of a story, a cumulative elapsed time of a broadcast of one or more stories, or a backtime calculated backwards from a point in the broadcast.

Claim 20

The computer graphical user interface of claim 18, wherein the user edits include an edit to change the order of one or more stories, and the elapsed time of the broadcast is automatically changed to correspond to the change in the order of the one or more stories.

Claim 21

The computer graphical user interface of claim 18, wherein the user edits include one or more edits to change any one or more timing information.

Claim 22

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the queue includes an identifier and timing information for one or more breaks.

Claim 23

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the news, stories are sorted based on an order in which they are to be broadcast.

Claim 24

The computer graphical user interface of claim 22, wherein the user edits include an edit to change the order of one or more stories.

Claim 25

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the news stories are sorted based on an order in which they have been broadcast.

Claim 26

The computer graphical user interface of claim 24, wherein the user edits include an edit to change the order of one or more stories.

Claim 27

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the queue further includes, for each news story, an indicator for any one or more of the group consisting of: a location of the news story within a broadcast, a presenter of the story, a writer of the story, a title of the story, an approval status of the story, a format of the story, a video tape associated with the story, a ready status of a story, a date on which a story was updated, a person who updated a story, or notes regarding a story.

Claim 28

The computer graphical user interface of claim 26, wherein the user edits include one or more edits to change any one or more indicator.

Claim 29

The computer graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the user edits include an edit to change the text of a news story.

Claim 30

A computer implemented method for use in a newsroom, comprising: displaying at least one workspace window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and including a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; storing files, each containing a plurality of news stories; delivering visual representations of said files from said storing means to said display screen; receiving a first input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said files; displaying, in a first graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, a queue of said plurality of news stories contained in said selected file in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a second input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said plurality of stories contained in said selected file; displaying, in a second graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, text of said selected story in response to the step of receiving said second input signal; and receiving a third input signal from the input means, which indicate user edits of the text in the second panel or the queue in the first panel; wherein said first and second panels are non-overlapping.

Claim 31

A computer implemented method for use in a newsroom, comprising: displaying at least one workspace window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and including a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; storing files, each containing a plurality of news stories; delivering visual representations of said files from said storing means to said display screen; receiving a first input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said files; displaying, in a first graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, a queue of said plurality of news stories contained in said selected file in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a second input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said plurality of stories contained in said selected file; displaying, in a second graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, text of said selected story in response to the step of receiving said second input signal; and receiving a third input signal from the input means, which indicate user edits of the text in the second panel or the queue in the first panel; wherein said first and second panels are non-overlapping.

Claim 32

The method of claim 29, further comprising a step of displaying, in a third panel of said workspace, a directory tree of said files.

Claim 33

The method of claim 30, further comprising a step of displaying, in said first panel, information about the selected story, in response to the step of receiving said first input signal.

Claim 34

The method of claim 31, further comprising a step of receiving a fourth input signal from the input means, which comprises machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast, and in response to said fourth input signal, displaying said machine code in said third panel.

Claim 35

The method of claim 32, further comprising a step of anchoring said machine code to a location within said text of said selected story.

Claim 36

The method of claim 30, further comprising a step of displaying a tool bar in said workspace.

Claim 37

The method of claim 34, wherein said tool bar includes a means for sending messages to other users on said network.

Claim 38

The method of claim 33, further comprising a step of displaying a plurality of workspaces on said display screen.

Claim 39

The method of claim 36 wherein, in said displaying a plurality of workspaces step, said plurality of workspaces are displayed in a non-overlapping, cooperating relationship with each other.

Claim 40

The method of claim 36, wherein, in said displaying a plurality of workspaces step, said plurality of workspaces are displayed in an overlapping relationship with each other.

Claim 41

The method of claim 33, wherein, if said location of said text is moved within said story, said anchored machine code is also moved to correspond with the movement of said location.

Claim 42

The method of claim 33, further comprising a step of toggling between displaying all of said panels in said workspace and displaying only one of said panels in said workspace.

Claim 43

The method of claim 29, further comprising the step of automatically arranging said panels to fit within said workspace window without overlapping.

Claim 44

A newsroom computer graphical user interface comprising: means for displaying at least one workspace in a main application window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and having a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; means for storing a plurality of news stories in a plurality of files; means for delivering selected visual representations of the files from the means for storing to the display screen under control of the processor; and user-controlled input means for controlling the means for storing and the means for delivering; wherein said at least one workspace comprises a plurality of non-overlapping, cooperating, graphically adjustable panels, a first of said panels displaying a queue of said news stories of a selected one of the files, and a second of said panels displaying text of a news story selected in said first panel; wherein said plurality of panels share a common moveable border; and wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a third panel which displays a directory tree of said files, with said second panel comprising at least one sub-panel, with a first of said at least one sub-panel displaying text of said selected news story, with a second of said at least one sub-panel displaying said information about said selected news story, and with a third of said at least one sub-panel displaying machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast, wherein said machine code is anchored to a point in said text of said first sub-panel, said point being a location in said text where said machines are controlled in response to said machine code.

Claim 45

A newsroom computer graphical user interface comprising: means for displaying at least one workspace in a main application window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and having a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; means for storing a plurality of news stories in a plurality of files; means for delivering selected visual representations of the files from the means for storing to the display screen under control of the processor; and user-controlled input means for controlling the means for storing and the means for delivering; wherein said at least one workspace comprises a plurality of non-overlapping, cooperating, graphically adjustable panels, a first of said panels displaying a queue of said news stories of a selected one of the files, and a second of said panels displaying text of a news story selected in said first panel; wherein said plurality of panels share a common moveable border; and wherein the display screen displays the workspace with a third panel which displays a directory tree of said files, with said second panel comprising at least one sub-panel, with a first of said at least one sub-panel displaying text of said selected news story, with a second of said at least one sub-panel displaying said information about said selected news story, and with a third of said at least one sub-panel displaying machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast, wherein said machine code is anchored to a point in said text of said first sub-panel, said point being a location in said text where said machines are controlled in response to said machine code.

Claim 46

A computer implemented method for use in a newsroom, comprising: displaying at least one workspace window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and including a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; storing files, each containing a plurality of news stories; delivering visual representations of said files from said storing means to said display screen; receiving a first input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said files; displaying, in a first graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, a queue of said plurality of news stories contained in said selected file in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a second input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said plurality of stories contained in said selected file; displaying, in a second graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, text of said selected story in response to the step of receiving said second input signal; displaying, in a third panel of said workspace, a directory tree of said files; displaying, in said first panel, information about the selected story, in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a third input signal from the input means, which comprises machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast, and in response to said third input signal, displaying said machine code in said third panel; and anchoring said machine code to a location within said text of said selected story; wherein said first and second panels are non-overlapping.

Claim 47

A computer implemented method for use in a newsroom, comprising: displaying at least one workspace window on a display screen of a computer system, the computer system being coupled to a network and including a processor, the display screen being coupled to the processor; storing files, each containing a plurality of news stories; delivering visual representations of said files from said storing means to said display screen; receiving a first input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said files; displaying, in a first graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, a queue of said plurality of news stories contained in said selected file in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a second input signal from the input means, which indicates a selection of one of said plurality of stories contained in said selected file; displaying, in a second graphically adjustable panel of said workspace window, text of said selected story in response to the step of receiving said second input signal; displaying, in a third panel of said workspace, a directory tree of said files; displaying, in said first panel, information about the selected story, in response to the step of receiving said first input signal; receiving a third input signal from the input means, which comprises machine code for manipulating machines during a broadcast, and in response to said third input signal, displaying said machine code in said third panel; and anchoring said machine code to a location within said text of said selected story; wherein said first and second panels are non-overlapping.

Claim 48

The method of claim 43, further comprising a step of displaying a plurality of workspaces on said display screen.

Claim 49

The method of claim 44 wherein, in said displaying a plurality of workspaces step, said plurality of workspaces are displayed in a non-overlapping, cooperating relationship with each other.

Claim 50

The method of claim 44, wherein, in said displaying a plurality of workspaces step, said plurality of workspaces are displayed in an overlapping relationship with each other.

Claim 51

The method of claim 43, wherein, if said location of said text is moved within said story, said anchored machine code is also moved to correspond with the movement of said location.

Claim 52

The method of claim 43, further comprising a step of toggling between displaying all of said panels in said workspace and displaying only one of said panels in said workspace.