US 11,900,047 B1
Systems, methods and software for improving the energy footprint of an electronic document
Rolly Seth, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,667.
Int. Cl. G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06V 30/413 (2022.01); G06F 40/194 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 40/166 (2020.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 40/194 (2020.01); G06V 30/413 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing apparatus comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media;
one or more processors operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media; and
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by the one or more processors, direct the computing apparatus to at least:
display an electronic presentation document in a user interface to an application;
identify characteristics of the electronic presentation document related to an energy footprint of the electronic presentation document, wherein the characteristics include a presence of overlapping content in a slide;
send a request including the characteristics of the electronic presentation document to an energy analysis service to determine the energy footprint of the electronic presentation document;
receive a reply to the request, wherein the reply includes a recommendation to alter to the electronic presentation document to decrease the energy footprint of the electronic presentation document; and
modify the electronic presentation document in accordance with the recommendation.