Patent ID: 11960825
Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
granting, by a server comprising a computing device coupled to a network and comprising at least one processor executing instructions within a memory, a first user access to a document comprising a content provided by a second user;
generating, by the server, a display toolbox dialog superimposed over at least a portion of the document and comprising:
a first user input box configured to receive a first selection, by the first user, of text in the content; and
a second user input box configured to receive a first suggestion input;

storing, by the server, within a suggestion data record in a suggestions database residing on a storage device, and coupled to the server via the network:
a suggestion field comprising the first suggestion input;
a first position field indicating a beginning position, in the content, of the first selection, and
a second position field indicating an ending position, in the content, of the first selection;

allowing a third user to access the document;
using executable code of the document, detecting an indication by the third user of a second selection of text in the content, wherein the second selection of text comprises at least a portion of the first selection of text;
seeking a second suggestion input from the third user;
storing the second suggestion input from the third user;
displaying, by the server, to the second user:
the first suggestion input;
the second suggestion input;
a first option indicating an acceptance, by the second user, of the first suggestion input;
a second option indicating a rejection, by the second user, of the first suggestion input;
a third option to accept the second suggestion input; and
a fourth option to reject the second suggestion input;

responsive to the acceptance, by the second user, of the first suggestion input:
replacing, by the server, the first selection with the first suggestion input; and
sending, by the server, a notification of the acceptance of the first suggestion input to the first user; and

responsive to the second user accepting the second suggestion input,
making a replacement of the second selection of text in the content, provided by the second user, of the document with the second suggestion input; and
after the making a replacement of the second selection of text, not permitting the second user to accept the first suggestion input.