Method and system for collaborative editing of a document
First Claim
1. A method for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and a plurality of reviewers, said method being performed by program code executing on a computer, said method comprising:
- receiving, by the program code from the author, an identification of a plurality of selected portions of the document;
receiving, by the program code from the author, a plurality of comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer of the plurality of reviewers to which each received comment is directed, wherein the selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis, and wherein each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with;
parsing the received comments, and utilizing the received identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments comprising the plurality of comments, wherein the list of comments specifies for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, and wherein said parsing and said utilizing are performed by the program code; and
making available, by the program code to each reviewer, the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer,wherein the method further comprises for each selected portion of the document;
providing, by the program code to the author, a corresponding displayed form;
wherein each displayed form includes the selected portion and space for the author to specify both the comment associated with the selected portion and the identification of at the least one reviewer to which the associated comment is directed; and
wherein said receiving the plurality of comments comprises receiving the comments in the displayed forms corresponding to the selected portions of the document.
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Abstract
A method and system for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and reviewers. Program code receives from the author an identification of selected portions of the document and receives from the author: comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis. Each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with. The program code parses the received comments, and utilizes the identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments specifying for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The program code makes available to each reviewer the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and a plurality of reviewers, said method being performed by program code executing on a computer, said method comprising:
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receiving, by the program code from the author, an identification of a plurality of selected portions of the document; receiving, by the program code from the author, a plurality of comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer of the plurality of reviewers to which each received comment is directed, wherein the selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis, and wherein each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with; parsing the received comments, and utilizing the received identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments comprising the plurality of comments, wherein the list of comments specifies for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, and wherein said parsing and said utilizing are performed by the program code; and making available, by the program code to each reviewer, the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer, wherein the method further comprises for each selected portion of the document;
providing, by the program code to the author, a corresponding displayed form;wherein each displayed form includes the selected portion and space for the author to specify both the comment associated with the selected portion and the identification of at the least one reviewer to which the associated comment is directed; and wherein said receiving the plurality of comments comprises receiving the comments in the displayed forms corresponding to the selected portions of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and a plurality of reviewers, said method being performed by program code executing on a computer, said method comprising:
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receiving, by the program code from the author, an identification of a plurality of selected portions of the document; receiving, by the program code from the author, a plurality of comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer of the plurality of reviewers to which each received comment is directed, wherein the selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis, and wherein each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with; parsing the received comments, and utilizing the received identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments comprising the plurality of comments, wherein the list of comments specifies for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, and wherein said parsing and said utilizing are performed by the program code; and making available, by the program code to each reviewer, the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer, wherein the list of comments is a table of comments, wherein the table comprises multiple rows and multiple columns, wherein the multiple rows comprise a title row and a plurality of additional rows, wherein the multiple columns comprise a title column and a plurality of additional columns, wherein the title row in the title column comprises text denoting that the additional rows in the title column each comprise a comment of the plurality of comments, wherein each additional row comprises a unique comment of the plurality of comments, wherein each additional column in the title row identifies a unique reviewer of the plurality of reviewers, wherein each cell representing an intersection of a respective row of the additional rows and a respective column of the additional columns comprises either; a first symbol denoting that the unique comment associated with the respective row is not directed to the unique reviewer associated with the respective column;
ora second symbol denoting that the unique comment associated with the respective row is directed to the unique reviewer associated with the respective column, and wherein a first additional row and a second additional row of the additional rows in one column of the additional columns respectively comprise the first symbol and the second symbol. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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