Patent ID: 6243722
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A method in a collaborative data processing environment for associating user comments with particular portions of a shared document, said method comprising:receiving at a client a document from a server, wherein said document includes a first portion designated for review, an undesignated second portion, and a selectable object associated only with said first portion;simultaneously displaying said first portion, said second portion, and said selectable object in a user interface of said client;in response to a selection of said selectable object, displaying in said user interface a pop-up window that includes an input field for receiving a user comment and that includes two or more objects for specifying a class of said user comment; andin response to a determination that a user has finished entering said user comment in said input field, removing said input field from said user interface and automatically preserving said user comment apart from said document with an identification link associating said user comment only with said first portion.