Patent ID: 7500221
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for associating one or more comments with source code, the method comprising: storing, in a storage, the one or more comments separately from the source code, wherein the source code comprises one or more links including storage information for obtaining the one or more comments; identifying where each of the one or more comments is associated with the source code; and enabling a provision of the one or more comments within the source code, wherein enabling the provision of the one or more comments within the source code occurs according to filter information assigned to the one or more comments and includes: receiving a request to access one or more links, wherein filter information is assigned to the one or more links, accessing the one or more links based on the received request, obtaining the one or more comments from the storage based on a comparison between access authorization information and the filter information assigned to the one or more links, and providing the one or more obtained comments, for displaying the one or more obtained comments and the source code, if the filter information matches the access authorization information.