System and Method for Controlling Comments in a Collaborative Document
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- opening a word processing document that includes document content and a plurality of comments inserted at a plurality of insertion points within the document content, wherein the opening occurs during a word processing application currently assigned to a user identifier, and wherein one or more of the plurality of comments includes one or more recipient identifiers;
selecting a first set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments;
selecting a second set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is not included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments;
displaying the first set of comments, each of the first set of comments being displayed at their respective insertion points within the document content; and
inhibiting display of the second set of comments.
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Abstract
A system, method, and program product is provided that operates when opening a word processing document that includes document content inserted at various insertion points within the document. The document is opened by a user that corresponds to a particular user identifier. The comments included in the document include recipient identifiers. A first set of comments are selected where the user'"'"'s identifier is included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments, and a second set of comments are selected where the user'"'"'s identifier is not included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments. The word processor displays the first set of comments at their respective insertion points within the document content and does not present the second set of comments.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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opening a word processing document that includes document content and a plurality of comments inserted at a plurality of insertion points within the document content, wherein the opening occurs during a word processing application currently assigned to a user identifier, and wherein one or more of the plurality of comments includes one or more recipient identifiers; selecting a first set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; selecting a second set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is not included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; displaying the first set of comments, each of the first set of comments being displayed at their respective insertion points within the document content; and inhibiting display of the second set of comments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage area accessible by at least one of the processors; a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of; opening a word processing document that includes document content and a plurality of comments inserted at a plurality of insertion points within the document content, wherein the opening occurs during a word processing application currently assigned to a user identifier, and wherein one or more of the plurality of comments includes one or more recipient identifiers; selecting a first set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; selecting a second set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is not included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; displaying the first set of comments, each of the first set of comments being displayed at their respective insertion points within the document content; and inhibiting display of the second set of comments. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions that include:
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opening a word processing document that includes document content and a plurality of comments inserted at a plurality of insertion points within the document content, wherein the opening occurs during a word processing application currently assigned to a user identifier, and wherein one or more of the plurality of comments includes one or more recipient identifiers; selecting a first set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; selecting a second set of comments from the plurality of comments where the user identifier is not included in the recipient identifiers of the corresponding comments; displaying the first set of comments, each of the first set of comments being displayed at their respective insertion points within the document content; and inhibiting display of the second set of comments. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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