Patent ID: 8661351
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for implementing inline comments, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising: recognizing a user selection to respond to an electronic communication in an inline comment mode; generating a reply communication with a copy of content from the electronic communication; maintaining a plurality of content styles, each of the plurality of content styles comprising at least one of a font, a font style, a font size, or a font color; identifying at least one source of content in the electronic communication and inserting a source identifier preceding the content to identify the content as original content; applying a first one of the plurality of content styles to the original content based on the at least one source; selecting a second one of the plurality of content styles so that the second one of the plurality of content styles is unique with reference to the first one of the plurality of content styles; adjoining comment content to the copy of content within the reply communication; applying the selected one of the plurality of content styles to the comment content; displaying an electronic communication composer for the reply communication with a reply mode selection button to selectively turn on and off the inline comment mode during generation of the reply communication; and wherein a global comment preference specifies generation of the reply communication without a standard signature line.