USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING COMMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH COLLABORATIVELY EDITED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
First Claim
1. A computer, comprising:
- a network interface configured to connect the computer to a computer network, the computer network being connected to a shared storage system, the shared storage system comprising a file system configured to store a plurality of electronic documents and to make the plurality of electronic documents available to a plurality of users for modification of structure and content of the electronic documents; and
a processing system comprising one or more processing units and storage, the storage comprising computer program code that, when executed by the processing system, configures the processing system to comprise;
an application configured to process user input to modify structure and content of an electronic document and associate comments with the content of the electronic document, the application comprising a graphical user interface including a document pane configured to display a currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display comments from the plurality of users in association with the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, wherein comments have at least context data indicating a location within the electronic document and content data;
the application configured to, based on at least the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, identify a next comment or previous comment associated with content of the electronic document outside of the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and to generate and display, with the displayed comments in the graphical user interface, a hint comprising a graphical representation of an indication of at least context data and content data of the identified comment;
the application configured to, in response to an input associated with a displayed hint related to a comment, navigate to displaying, in the document pane, a portion of the electronic document associated with the comment related to the displayed hint.
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Abstract
An end user application running on a local client computer is configured to store a collection of comment data for the electronic document. The comment data includes data representing a plurality of comment threads. Displays of comment data also include hints providing information about the content and context of previous and next comments outside of the currently viewed context of the document. When hints are used in combination with filtering of the comment data, a user can more quickly review comments based on a variety of filtering criteria. A comment map also can be provided as a spatial representation of the distribution of comments within a document. Such a comment map can be provided as a navigational aid for viewing the electronic document and reviewing comments. The comment map provides an additional way for a reviewer to quickly identify areas of a document which may require more review.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer, comprising:
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a network interface configured to connect the computer to a computer network, the computer network being connected to a shared storage system, the shared storage system comprising a file system configured to store a plurality of electronic documents and to make the plurality of electronic documents available to a plurality of users for modification of structure and content of the electronic documents; and a processing system comprising one or more processing units and storage, the storage comprising computer program code that, when executed by the processing system, configures the processing system to comprise; an application configured to process user input to modify structure and content of an electronic document and associate comments with the content of the electronic document, the application comprising a graphical user interface including a document pane configured to display a currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display comments from the plurality of users in association with the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, wherein comments have at least context data indicating a location within the electronic document and content data; the application configured to, based on at least the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, identify a next comment or previous comment associated with content of the electronic document outside of the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and to generate and display, with the displayed comments in the graphical user interface, a hint comprising a graphical representation of an indication of at least context data and content data of the identified comment; the application configured to, in response to an input associated with a displayed hint related to a comment, navigate to displaying, in the document pane, a portion of the electronic document associated with the comment related to the displayed hint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising:
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at least one computer storage medium, computer program instructions stored on the at least one computer storage medium which, when processed by a processing system of a computer, the processing system comprising one or more processing units and storage, configures the computer to comprise; a network interface configured to connect the computer to a computer network, the computer network being connected to a shared storage system, the shared storage system comprising a file system configured to store a plurality of electronic documents and to make the plurality of electronic documents available to a plurality of users for modification of structure and content of the electronic documents; and a processing system comprising one or more processing units and storage, the storage comprising computer program code that, when executed by the processing system, configures the processing system to comprise; an application configured to process user input to modify structure and content of an electronic document and associate comments with the content of the electronic document, the application comprising a graphical user interface including a document pane configured to display a currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display comments from the plurality of users in association with the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, wherein comments have at least context data indicating a location within the electronic document and content data; the application configured to, based on at least the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, identify a next comment or previous comment associated with content of the electronic document outside of the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and to generate and display, with the displayed comments in the graphical user interface, a hint comprising a graphical representation of an indication of at least context data and content data of the identified comment; the application configured to, in response to an input associated with a displayed hint related to a comment, navigate to displaying, in the document pane, a portion of the electronic document associated with the comment related to the displayed hint. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented process comprising:
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processing user input to modify structure and content of an electronic document and to associated comments with the content of the electronic document, including presenting a graphical user interface including a document pane configured to display a currently viewed portion of the electronic document, wherein the graphical user interface further displays comments from a plurality of users in association with the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, wherein comments have at least context data indicating a location within the electronic document and content data; based on at least the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, identifying a next comment or previous comment associated with content of the electronic document outside of the currently viewed portion of the electronic document, and generating and displaying, with the displayed comments in the graphical user interface, a hint comprising a graphical representation of an indication of at least context data and content data of the identified comment; in response to an input associated with a displayed hint related to a comment, navigating to displaying, in the document pane, a portion of the electronic document associated with the comment related to the displayed hint. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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