Web Comments with Animation
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1. A system for displaying comments, comprising:
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one or more processors; and
a video display interface, wherein said video display interface displays;
a comments panel comprising a first region, a second region, at least one side, and a card group comprising one or more comment cards, wherein each of said comment cards comprises a comment and a drill link, wherein said comment is in response to an article or a parent card, wherein pressing of said drill link initiates animation of said comment card from said first region toward said second region and initiates animation of one or more child cards from a side of said comments panel towards said first region, wherein each of said child cards comprises a child comment in response to said parent comment on said parent card, wherein pressing of said drill link replaces said drill link with an undrill link, wherein pressing of said undrill link initiates animation of said card group located in said first region towards a side of said comments panel and initiates animation of said parent card from said second region to said first region.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein provides a system, method, and computer program product for organizing and animating comments on webpages made in response to articles and comments made by other readers. Animation of card groups having comment cards, which may be arranged horizontally or vertically adjacent to one another, or arranged as a digital decks of cards, or cascading panels, reduces confusion to readers and prevents readers from posting comments to incorrect locations.
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1. A system for displaying comments, comprising:
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a memory; one or more processors; and a video display interface, wherein said video display interface displays; a comments panel comprising a first region, a second region, at least one side, and a card group comprising one or more comment cards, wherein each of said comment cards comprises a comment and a drill link, wherein said comment is in response to an article or a parent card, wherein pressing of said drill link initiates animation of said comment card from said first region toward said second region and initiates animation of one or more child cards from a side of said comments panel towards said first region, wherein each of said child cards comprises a child comment in response to said parent comment on said parent card, wherein pressing of said drill link replaces said drill link with an undrill link, wherein pressing of said undrill link initiates animation of said card group located in said first region towards a side of said comments panel and initiates animation of said parent card from said second region to said first region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for displaying comments, comprising the steps of:
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displaying one or more comment cards in a card group located on a first region of a comments panel, wherein said comment card comprises a drill link and a comment in response to an article or a parent comment, wherein said comments panel further comprises a second region; and in response to a first single action being performed; animating said comment card from said first region towards said second region, wherein said comment card becomes defined as a parent card and comprises a parent comment; animating any other comment cards in said card group from said first region towards a side or into a background; animating one or more child cards from a side or into a background towards said first region, wherein each of said child cards comprise a child comment in response to said parent comment; and replacing said drill link with an undrill link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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27. A computer program product for displaying comments on a webpage that, when executed, initiates animation of said comments.
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