Abstract:
The subject matter disclosed herein provides a system, method, and computer program product for organizing and animating comments on webpages made in response to articles and comments made by other readers. Animation of card groups having comment cards, which may be arranged horizontally or vertically adjacent to one another, or arranged as a digital decks of cards, or cascading panels, reduces confusion to readers and prevents readers from posting comments to incorrect locations.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is related to and/or claims the benefit of the earliest available effective filing date(s) from the following listed application(s) (the “Priority Applications”), if any, listed below (e.g., claims earliest available priority dates for other than provisional patent applications or claims benefits under 35 USC §119(e) for provisional patent applications, for any and all parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc. applications of the Priority Application(s)). In addition, the present application is related to the “Related Applications,” if any, listed below. 
       PRIORITY APPLICATIONS 
       [0002]    U.S. Provisional Patent Application App. No. U.S. 61/948,797 titled “Web Comments With Animation,” filed on Mar. 6, 2014, the subject matter of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     
    
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       [0003]    Not Applicable. 
         [0004]    If the listings of applications provided above are inconsistent with the listings provided via an ADS, it is the intent of the Applicant to claim priority to each application that appears in the Priority Applications section of the ADS and to each application that appears in the Priority Applications section of this application. 
         [0005]    All subject matter of the Priority Applications and the Related Applications and of any and all parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc. applications of the Priority Applications and the Related Applications, including any priority claims, is incorporated herein by reference to the extent such subject matter is not inconsistent herewith. 
         [0006]    If an Application Data Sheet (ADS) has been filed on the filing date of this application, it is incorporated by reference herein. Any applications claimed on the ADS for priority under 35 U.S.C. §§119, 120, 121, or 365(c), and any and all parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc. applications of such applications, are also incorporated by reference, including any priority claims made in those applications and any material incorporated by reference, to the extent such subject matter is not inconsistent herewith. 
       BACKGROUND OF DISCLOSURE 
       [0007]    1. Field of Invention 
         [0008]    The present invention relates to internet comment systems and methods, and more particularly to improvements in the organization and structure of comment interfaces on telecommunication devices such as desktop computers, laptop computers, smart phones or tablet computers. 
         [0009]    2. Description of Prior Art 
         [0010]    Internet publishing platforms and communication systems utilize comment systems that often give readers the capability to submit comments to online media articles, such as webpage magazines, newspapers, and forums. Similar commenting systems are used on social media sites, online forums, bulletin boards, and micro-blogging sites like Facebook, Twitter, 4chan, Reddit, and Tumblr. Such comments typically offer feedback or opinion on either the article or a comment from another reader and are typically published below the article. When a comment is directed at a previously published comment, for clarification it may be displayed below that comment and indented. Comments in this way can be presented in a hierarchy, with all comments responding to a previous comment shown under it and indented. 
         [0011]    However, the comment displays on many internet platforms that use this approach are often confusing. Some readers expect to see comments displayed in the order of the time they were published, either oldest-to-newest or newest-to-oldest, and this cannot be performed while also showing all child comments together under their common parent. 
         [0012]    Additional confusion ensues when a comment in response to a parent comment is lengthy; a reader is more prone to respond to the child comment while thinking that he or she is responding to the parent comment or article. Some sites use a collapsible or expandable hierarchy in order to help clarify the relationship between parent comments and child comments. 
         [0013]    U.S. Pat. No. 8,615,777, to Nishizawa et al., discloses a method and apparatus for displaying posting site comments with program being viewed. The &#39;777 patent addresses issues related to receiving comments from multiple broadcasters, selecting which comments to publish, and grouping of comments; however, it does not address the issue of displaying comments and sub-comments in a manner that does not confuse readers, nor does it seek to improve how a comment hierarchy is to be visually organized and displayed on a screen. 
         [0014]    U.S. Pat. 8,291,014, to Cierniak et al., discloses a reader interface for web comments wherein one or more server devices generate a document that displays content of a comment associated with a link that can be sent to a second user. The &#39;014 patent facilitates real-time discussion over collaboration on a document or file being edited by multiple individuals simultaneously wherein the participants can confer together about proposed changes to the document or file. While the invention helps a user more efficiently share web comments during collaborative efforts, it does not facilitate ease of understanding a complex network of comments based on parent/child hierarchies and how to deliver the information to a user that is not overwhelming or confusing. The present invention instead uses different animations and a plurality of card groups that are grouped within a region in order to deliver comments to posted articles or topic discussions that would normally be organized in a discussion thread style format. 
         [0015]    Although many internet platforms are still developing new ways to solve the issues presented in comment structures and organizations, there lacks a system that provides an efficient method to view and browse through comments without undesirable misplacement of reader comments. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0016]    The present invention provides a system, method and computer program product for reducing confusion and improving efficiency when viewing comment structures of internet platforms and telecommunication devices. Through the use of strategically organized and animated card groups, a reader can browse through a conversation of child comments and easily know which parent comment it is responding to, thus improving the reader&#39;s ability to understand the specific topic and context of each comment. 
         [0017]    In a primary embodiment, the webpage displays a comments panel comprising a card group in a first region of the comments panel, wherein the card group comprises one or more comment cards each comprising a comment in response to an article or another comment. A reader may shuffle between comment cards in the first region by pressing a shuffle button, which initiates animation of the comment cards in the first region to present a different comment card that the reader desires to view, or the reader may shuffle between comment cards by directly pressing the comment card of his or her choosing. Card groups may be arranged in horizontal adjacently placed form, vertical adjacently placed form, or cascaded form. 
         [0018]    Pressing of a drill link in a comment card initiates animation of the comment card from the first region to a second region of the comments panel, replaces the drill link with an undrill link, and initiates animation of child cards each comprising a child comment that responds to the parent comment located on the comment card of the second region, which becomes defined as the parent card of the child cards. Pressing of the undrill link initiates animation in reverse to the animation initiated by pressing of the drill link, thus reverting the comments panel to its initial configuration. 
         [0019]    In an embodiment, a reader may also submit a comment in response to an article by pressing an article respond button, wherein a blank comment card having a textbox input becomes visible to the reader and allows the reader to submit a comment. 
         [0020]    In an embodiment, a reader may also submit a comment in response to another comment by pressing a comment respond link, which acts similarly to pressing of a drill link with the exception that a blank comment card having a textbox input becomes visible to the reader and allows the reader to submit a comment. 
         [0021]    In an embodiment, the card group is arranged in cascaded form, similar to a deck of cards, wherein the comment on the front card is visible to the reader, and other comment cards in the card group are only partially visible to the reader. 
         [0022]    In an embodiment, the card group is arranged in a horizontal adjacently placed form with a first region appearing to the right or left of a second region and with comment cards not overlapping. 
         [0023]    In an embodiment, the card group is arranged in a vertically adjacently placed form with a first region appearing to the top or bottom of a second region and with comment cards not overlapping. 
         [0024]    In embodiments described herein, the term “pressing” may refer to the clicking, pressing, or actuating of a button or link. The terms “link” and “button” are used interchangeably, and any of the links, or buttons, discussed herein may be in the form of text, icons, graphics or other forms. 
         [0025]    In embodiments described herein, the term “non-viewable” location may refer to any location out of view and generally refers to a side and out of view or into a background and out of view. 
         [0026]    A reader can also browse easily through comments within the same level of a comment hierarchy without having to use a scrollbar to view various comments related to the discussion. The scrollbar requires a certain level of arm movement accuracy for adjusting the screen window to display a particular location in the comment hierarchy. This method allows only a vertical browsing dimension, so child comments are typically indented if they are to be identified. When a reader stops scrolling, it is possible that a particular comment may only be partially visible. 
         [0027]    By allowing two dimensions of browsing (horizontally to stay within one conversation, and vertically to drill into a child conversation) and by using buttons with animated cards, the above scrollbar problems are eliminated. 
         [0028]    The system, method, and computer program product described herein clarify to the reader which comment is a parent comment or a child comment and where the appropriate location for the reader&#39;s response to be entered, thus enhancing reader experience and reducing confusion, stress and the spread of misinformation. They also clarify that comments being shuffled in the deck are all at the same level within the comment hierarchy. 
         [0029]    Embodiments include one, more, or any combination of all of the features listed above. 
         [0030]    Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0031]      FIG. 1  is a diagram of an example video display interface showing an article and a comments panel on a webpage, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0032]      FIG. 2 a    and  FIG. 2 b    are diagrams of a comments panel with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein one of two shuffle buttons have been pressed to initiate animation of the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 2 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration and  FIG. 2 b    shows the comment cards in a shuffled configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0033]      FIG. 3 a   ,  FIG. 3 b   , and  FIG. 3 c    are diagrams of an exemplary embodiment of the invention wherein a user comment can be created, featuring a comments panel with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein an article respond button has been pressed to animated the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 3 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration,  FIG. 3 b    shows a blank comment card with a textbox input as the front card, and  FIG. 3 c    shows the card group with a submitted comment, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0034]      FIG. 4 a    and  FIG. 4 b    are diagrams of an embodiment of the invention featuring a webpage comprising a comments panel with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein an article respond button has been pressed to open a comment entry form, wherein  FIG. 4 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration,  FIG. 4 b    shows a blank comment card with a textbox input as the front card, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0035]      FIG. 5 a    and  FIG. 5 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100  with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein a drill link has been pressed to animate the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 5 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration and  FIG. 5 b    shows the comment cards in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0036]      FIG. 6 a    and  FIG. 6 b    are views of a comments panel with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein an undrill link has been pressed to animate the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 6 a    shows the comment cards in a comment hierarchy configuration and  FIG. 6 b    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0037]      FIG. 7 a    and  FIG. 7 b    are diagrams of a comments panel with a first region appearing below a second region and with a card group comprising comment cards arranged in cascaded form, wherein an comment respond link has been pressed to animated the comment cards to enable a reader to respond to a comment, wherein  FIG. 7 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration, and  FIG. 7 b    shows a blank comment card with a textbox input as the front card, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0038]      FIG. 8 a    and  FIG. 8 b    are diagrams of a comments panel, wherein the card group is arranged in vertical adjacently placed form with a first region appearing to the right of a second region, wherein a drill link has been pressed to animate the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 8 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration and  FIG. 8 b    shows the comment cards in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0039]      FIG. 9 a    and  FIG. 9 b    are diagrams of a comments panel, wherein the card group is arranged in vertical adjacently placed form with a first region appearing below a second region, wherein a drill link has been pressed to animate the comment cards, wherein  FIG. 9 a    shows the comment cards in an initial configuration and  FIG. 9 b    shows the comment cards in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0040]      FIG. 10  is a diagram of fields that may be provided within the comments database of  FIG. 1 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0041]      FIG. 11  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment showing drilling of comment cards in a method for displaying comments using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention; 
           [0042]      FIG. 12  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment showing undrilling of comment cards in a method for displaying comments using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention; 
           [0043]      FIG. 13  is a flowchart of exemplary embodiments for a method for displaying comments using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention; and 
           [0044]      FIG. 14  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment showing a method for displaying comment cards, wherein a comment respond link has been pressed, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS 
       [0045]    video display interface  10   
         [0046]    webpage  20   
         [0047]    article  30   
         [0048]    comments panel  100   
         [0049]    first region  102   
         [0050]    second region  104   
         [0051]    header region  106   
         [0052]    header region text  108   
         [0053]    shuffle button  110   
         [0054]    side  120   
         [0055]    left side  122   
         [0056]    right side  124   
         [0057]    bottom side  126   
         [0058]    top side  128   
         [0059]    card group  200   
         [0060]    comment card  210   
         [0061]    front card  212   
         [0062]    back card  214   
         [0063]    blank comment card  216   
         [0064]    comment  220   
         [0065]    textbox input  222   
         [0066]    partially visible region  224   
         [0067]    parent card  250   
         [0068]    parent comment  252   
         [0069]    child card  260   
         [0070]    child comment  262   
         [0071]    abuse flagging button  270   
         [0072]    comment respond link  272   
         [0073]    marking button  274   
         [0074]    article respond button  276   
         [0075]    drill link  280   
         [0076]    undrill link  290   
         [0077]    comment entry form  300   
         [0078]    comments database  500   
         [0079]    comment identification field  510   
         [0080]    post identification field  520   
         [0081]    parent identification field  530   
         [0082]    comment status field  540   
         [0083]    create date field  550   
         [0084]    user first name field  560   
         [0085]    location field  570   
         [0086]    text field  580   
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0087]    Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below in the accompanying Figures. The following detailed description provides detailed schematics for a thorough understanding of and an enabling description for these embodiments. One having ordinary skill in the art will understand that the invention may be practiced without certain details. In other instances, well-known structures and functions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments. 
         [0088]      FIG. 1  is a diagram of an example video display interface  10  showing an article  30  and a comments panel  100  on a webpage  20 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In general, the video display interface  10  may comprise a memory and one or more processors or is in communication with another device that comprises a memory, or memory unit, a screen, and one or more processors. The video display interface  10  may be a computer screen, touch sensitive display, or a portable device and may comprise a keyboard integrated within or connected externally to allow a reader (not shown) to access and view a webpage  20  and respond to the article  30  or to comments  220  on the webpage  20 . Comments  220  entered by readers may be stored in a comments database  500  associated with the webpage  20  and retrieved as necessary. 
         [0089]    The comments panel  100  may be located anywhere on the video display interface  10 , either statically wherein the location of the comments panel  100  is fixed, or dynamically wherein a reader can move the comments panel  100  to a location of his or her choosing. Advertisements may be presented on the article  30 , the comments panel  100 , or anywhere on the webpage  20 . 
         [0090]      FIG. 2 a    and  FIG. 2 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein one of two shuffle buttons  110  have been pressed to initiate animation of the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 2 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration and  FIG. 2 b    shows the comment cards  210  in a shuffled configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this example embodiment, the comments panel  100  comprises two shuffle buttons  110 , a left side  122 , a right side  124 , a bottom side  126 , a top side  128 , a first region  102 , a second region  104 , a header region  106 , and a card group  200  comprising one or more comment cards  210 , wherein each comment card  210  displays one comment  220  in response to an article  30  or another comment  220 , wherein the header region  106  may comprise header region text  108 . The shuffle buttons  110  in this example embodiment are a shuffle left button and a shuffle right button. 
         [0091]    The comments panel  100  may comprise one or more sides  120  in the form of a solid, dotted, dashed, or transparent line and may also comprise a background of any color and any extent of transparency, wherein a side  120  may be a left side  122 , a right side  124 , a bottom side  126 , a top side  128 , a side to a polygon with greater than four sides, or any combination thereof. Comments  220  described herein may comprise text, one or more images, audio data, video data, or any combination thereof. The first region  102  and second region  104  may be located anywhere on the comments panel  100 , and either one of the first region  102  or second region  104  may also comprise an outer perimeter in the form of a solid, dotted, dashed, or transparent line, and may also comprise a background of any color and any extent of transparency. 
         [0092]    In the example embodiment in  FIG. 2 a    and  FIG. 2 b   , the comment cards  210  in card group  200  are arranged in cascaded form, similar to a digital deck of cards, wherein a front card  212  appears in front of one or more other comment cards  210  and has a comment  220  visible to the reader, wherein other comment cards  210  in the card group  200  each have a partially visible region  224 . Although not necessary for embodiments described herein, comment cards  210  may further comprise an abuse flagging button  270  that enables readers to inform a webpage host of a comment  220  deemed inappropriate by a reader. 
         [0093]    In an embodiment, a comment card  210  may further comprise a marking button  274  that enables a reader to mark a particular comment card  210  with text, graphics, or a tab comprising any color of the reader&#39;s choosing, thus further enhancing the organization as well as customization of comment cards  210  by a reader. 
         [0094]    Shuffle buttons  110  may be pressed by a reader to animate the comment cards  210  within a particular card group  200 . In the example embodiment in  FIG. 2 a    and  FIG. 2 b   , one of the shuffle buttons  110  may be pressed by a reader to initiate animation of the back card  214 , located at the back of the card group  200 , towards the left side  122 , right side  124 , bottom side  126 , or top side  128 , then towards the card group  210  to become defined as the front card  212 . Likewise, as shown by the example in  FIG. 2 a    and  FIG. 2 b   , a shuffle button  110  may be pressed by a viewer to animate the front card  212  to the left side  122 , right side  124 , or bottom side  126 , then to the back of the card group  200  to become defined as the new back card  214 . This example embodiment enables a reader to shuffle through a card group  200  and view a variety of either parent comments  252  or child comments  262  with reduced confusion to the reader. 
         [0095]    In an alternative embodiment, a reader may click on a partially visible region  224  of any comment card  210  other than the front card  212  to initiate animation of that particular comment card  210  to become defined as the front card  212 . 
         [0096]    The comment cards  210  within a card group  200  may be arranged in a number of forms as desired by the programmer of the webpage  20 . Such forms include, but are not limited to, cascaded form, wherein a front card of the card group  200  is fully viewable, wherein other comment cards of said card group  200  may comprise a partially viewable region  224 . 
         [0097]      FIG. 3 a   ,  FIG. 3 b   , and  FIG. 3 c    are diagrams of an exemplary embodiment of the invention wherein a user comment can be created, featuring a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein an article respond button  276  has been pressed to animated the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 3 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration,  FIG. 3 b    shows a blank comment card  216  with a textbox input  222  as the front card  212 , and  FIG. 3 c    shows the card group  200  with a submitted comment  210 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this example embodiment, a reader may respond to the article  30  by pressing article respond button  276 , wherein pressing of the article respond button  276  initiates animation of a blank comment card from a non-viewable location towards the front card  212  of said card group  200  to become defined as the front card  212  of the card group  200 . A submit link for submitting the comment to the comments database  500  may be pressed to submit the comment  220 . 
         [0098]      FIG. 4 a    and  FIG. 4 b    are diagrams of an embodiment of the invention featuring a webpage  20  comprising a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein an article respond button  276  has been pressed to open a comment entry form  300 , wherein  FIG. 4 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration,  FIG. 4 b    shows a blank comment card  216  with a textbook input  222  as the front card  212 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this example embodiment, a reader responds to the article  30  by pressing article respond button  276 , wherein pressing of article respond button  276  opens up a comment entry form  300 , which generally comprises fields or textbox inputs for a reader to submit a comment  220 , wherein after submission of the comment  220 , the comments panel  100  may take the configuration shown in  FIG. 3   c.    
         [0099]      FIG. 5 a    and  FIG. 5 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein a drill link  280  has been pressed to animate the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 5 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration and  FIG. 5 b    shows the comment cards  210  in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The comment cards  210  within a card group  200  may be either parent cards  250  in entirety or child cards  260  in entirety; however, a card group  200  does not comprise both parent cards  250  and corresponding child cards  260  within the same card group  200 . The parent cards  250  and child cards  260  comprise parent comments  252  and child comments  262 , respectively. When a reader responds to a comment  220 , the comment  220  of the reader is defined as a child comment  262 , and the comment  220  to which the child comment  262  is responding is the parent comment  252 . 
         [0100]    If a reader responds to a parent comment  252 , then the parent card  250  comprising said parent comment  252  further comprises a drill link  280  to indicate to a reader that the parent comment  252  has one or more corresponding child comments  262 , wherein the drill link may read a number of child comments  262  to said parent comment  252 . Numerous forms of drill links  280  may be implemented without deviating from the scope of the present invention. Drill links  280  may be blue-underlined and may state the number of replies to a particular comment. For example, a drill link  280  of a parent card  250  may read as “3 replies”, indicating to a reader that the parent comment  252  of that particular parent card  250  has three corresponding child comments  262  that have been made in response to the parent comment  252 . When a reader clicks a drill link  280  of a parent card  250 , the drill link  280  is removed from view, and the parent card  250  animates from the first region  102  towards the second region  104  and is displayed without any other comment cards  210  being located in the second region  104 . Upon animation of the parent card  222  towards the second region  104 , a new card group  200  comprising one or more child cards  260  animates from the left side  122 , right side  124 , or bottom side  126  to the first region  104 , thus the comments panel  100  assumes the configuration in the example in  FIG. 3 b   . This process indicates clearly to a reader that the parent card  250  located in the second region  104  comprises the parent comment  252  to which child cards  260  located in the first region  102  correspond to and have child comments  262  in response to. The card group  210  in the first region  102  may now be shuffled by a reader by pressing a shuffle button  110  or pressing a partially visible region  224 , as previously described. 
         [0101]      FIG. 6 a    and  FIG. 6 b    are views of a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein an undrill link  290  has been pressed to animate the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 6 a    shows the comment cards  210  in a comment hierarchy configuration and  FIG. 6 b    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The undrill link  290  may be located anywhere on a parent card  250  but is generally located in a region absent of a parent comment  252 , and is more generally located in the region previously comprising the drill link  280 . When a reader clicks the undrill link  290 , the parent card  252  animates towards the first region  102  and joins with the card group  200  comprising other parent cards  250  that respond to the same article  30  or comment  220 . Simultaneously, the card group  210  in the first region  102  animates towards the left side  122 , the right side  124 , or the bottom side  126  and out of view of the reader. 
         [0102]      FIG. 7 a    and  FIG. 7 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100  with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104  and with a card group  200  comprising comment cards  210  arranged in cascaded form, wherein an comment respond link  272  has been pressed to animated the comment cards  210  to enable a reader to respond to a comment  220 , wherein  FIG. 7 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration, and  FIG. 7 b    shows a blank comment card  216  with a textbox input  222  as the front card  212 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Pressing of the comment respond link  272  initiates animation of the comment card  210  from the first region  102  to the second region  104 , wherein a blank comment card  216  become visible to a reader in the first region  102  and comprises a textbox input  222  for a reader to enter a new comment  220  that will become defined as a child comment  262  to the comment  210  of the comment card  210  wherein the comment respond link  272  on was pressed, the comment  210  becoming defined as the parent comment  252  to the child comment  262 . 
         [0103]      FIG. 8 a    and  FIG. 8 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100 , wherein the card group  200  is arranged in vertical adjacently placed form with a first region  102  appearing to the right of a second region  104 , wherein a drill link  280  has been pressed to animate the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 8 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration and  FIG. 8 b    shows the comment cards  210  in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. This example embodiment demonstrates how comment cards  210  may be arranged for viewing multiple comments  220  at any given time. 
         [0104]      FIG. 9 a    and  FIG. 9 b    are diagrams of a comments panel  100 , wherein the card group  200  is arranged in vertical adjacently placed form with a first region  102  appearing below a second region  104 , wherein a drill link  280  has been pressed to animate the comment cards  210 , wherein  FIG. 9 a    shows the comment cards  210  in an initial configuration and  FIG. 9 b    shows the comment cards  210  in a comment hierarchy configuration, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. This example embodiment also demonstrates how comment cards  210  may be arranged for viewing multiple comments  220  at any given time. 
         [0105]      FIG. 10  is a diagram of fields that may be provided within the comments database  500  of  FIG. 1 , in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The comments database  500  may include a comment identification field  510 , a post identification field  520 , a parent identification field  530 , a comment status field  540 , a create date field  550 , a user first name field  560 , a location field  570 , and a text field  580 . In other embodiments, the comments database  500  may include more or fewer fields. 
         [0106]    The comment identification field  510  may store information that uniquely identifies a particular comment  220 . The post identification field  520  may store information that identifies the associated article  30  with the comment  220 . The parent identification field  530  may store information that identifies the parent comment  252  associated with the particular comment  220  and generally takes the form of a null value if the comment  220  is in response to an article  30  and not in response to another comment  220 . 
         [0107]    A comment status field  540  may store information corresponding to if and when a comment  220  may be published. For example, the comment status field  540  may store values such as “approved”, “rejected”, or “published” to denote that a particular comment  220  has, respectively, been approved for publication, rejected for publication, or has already been published. 
         [0108]    A create date field  550  may store information about the date in which a particular comment  220  has been created. A user first name field  560  and location field  570  may store information about the name and location of the reader submitting a comment  220 , respectively. A text field  580  may store information about the textual content of a comment  220 . 
         [0109]    Additional fields may include more information about comment  220 , article  30 , or the reader submitting a comment  220 . Examples of additional fields may include, but are not limited to, fields that may store information about other identification accounts of the reader submitting a comment  220 , such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Disqus, fields that may store information about an avatar image, or reference to it, fields that may store information about a reader&#39;s local account, such as password or profile information, or fields that may store information about ratings, such as number of likes or number of dislikes as related to the comment. 
         [0110]    The comments database  500  may also include fields that may store information about the maximum number of allowable child card  260  levels within a string of parent cards  250  and child cards  260 , if a maximum exists. Additionally, the comments database  500  may include fields that store information about the total number of comments  220  that will be published. 
         [0111]    Any of the methods described herein may further comprise the step of accessing a comments database  500  to display one or more relevant comments  220  on said comments card  210 . 
         [0112]      FIG. 11  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment showing drilling of comment cards  210  in a method for displaying comments  220  using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The method generally comprises the steps of displaying one or more comment cards  210  in a card group  200  located on a first region  102  of a comments panel  100 , wherein the comment card  210  comprises a drill link  280  and a comment  220  in response to an article  30  or a parent comment  252 , wherein the comments panel  100  further comprises a second region  104 , and, in response to a first single action being performed (block  900 ), animating the comment card  210  from the first region  102  towards the second region  104  (block  710 ), wherein the comment card  210  becomes defined as a parent card  250  and comprises a parent comment  252 , animating any other comment cards  210  in the card group  200  from the first region  102  towards a non-viewable location (block  720 ), animating one or more child cards  260  from a non-viewable location towards the first region  102  (block  730 ), wherein each of the child cards  260  comprise a child comment  262  in response to the parent comment  252 , and replacing the drill link  280  with an undrill link  290  (block  740 ). The first single action being performed may be the pressing of a drill link  280  located on a comment card  210 . 
         [0113]    The method may further comprise the step of animating the comment cards  210  from the second region  104  towards a non-viewable location (block  750 ). This step if generally performed to clear the second region  104  of a parent card  250  when a child card  260  corresponding to that parent card  250  is itself in response to a first single action being performed. 
         [0114]      FIG. 12  is a flowchart of exemplary embodiments showing undrilling of comment cards  210  in a method for displaying comments  220  using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method may further comprise the step of, in response to a second single action being performed (block  910 ), animating one or more child cards  260  from the first region  102  towards a non-viewable location (block  760 ), animating the comment card  210  from the second region  104  towards the first region  102  (block  770 ), animating any other comment cards  210  in the card group  200  from a non-viewable location towards the first region  102  (block  780 ), and replacing the undrill link  290  with said drill link  280  (block  790 ). The second single action being performed may be the pressing of an undrill link  290  located on a comment card  210 . 
         [0115]    The method may further comprise the step of animating any comment cards  210  from a non-viewable location towards the second region  104  (block  800 ), wherein the comment cards  210  are parent cards  250  to a child card  260  wherein a second single action has been performed. This step is generally performed when a plurality of drilling steps have taken place previously. 
         [0116]      FIG. 13  is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment for a method for displaying comments  220  using animation, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The method may further comprise the step of pressing on a shuffle button  110  located on the comments panel  100  (block  920 ), wherein pressing of the shuffle button  110  initiates animating a back card  214  of the card group  200  towards at least one of the sides  120  then towards the front card  212  of the card group  200  to become defined as the front card  212  of the card group  200  (block  810 ). The method may further comprise the step of pressing on a shuffle button  110  located on the comments panel  100  (block  920 ), wherein pressing of the shuffle button  110  initiates animating of the front card  212  to at least one of the sides  120  then towards a back card  214  of the card group  200  to become defined as the back card  214  of the card group  200  (block  820 ). The method may further comprise the step of pressing on an article respond button  276  located on the comments panel  100  (block  930 ), wherein pressing of the article respond button  276  initiates animating of a blank comment card  216  from a non-viewable location towards the first region  102  (block  830 ), and, in a case where the card group  200  is arranged as cascaded, towards the front card  212  of the card group  200  to become defined as the front card  212  of the card group  200 . This step may be accompanied by a step of replacing the drill link  280  with a submit comment link. 
         [0117]      FIG. 14  is a flowchart showing a method for displaying comment cards  210 , wherein a comment respond link  272  has been pressed, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The method may further comprise the step of pressing on a comment respond link  272  located on one or more of the comment cards  210 , wherein pressing of the comment respond link  272  (block  940 ) initiates animating the comment card  210  from the first region  102  towards the second region  104  (block  840 ), wherein the comment card  210  becomes defined as a parent card  250  and comprises a parent comment  252 , animating one or more child cards  260  from a second non-viewable location towards the first region  102  (block  850 ), wherein each of the child cards  260  comprise a child comment  262  in response to said parent comment  252 , animating any other comment cards  210  in the card group  200  from the first region  102  towards a first non-viewable location (block  860 ), animating of a blank comment card  216  from a non-viewable location towards the front card  212  of the card group  200  to become defined as the front card  212  of the card group  200  (block  870 ). This step may be accompanied by a step of replacing the drill link  280  with a submit comment link. 
         [0118]    Using input data collected from commenters and readers of the present system and method, the inventor anticipates integrating and delivering specific and/or custom online advertisements onto a webpage containing the present using the same methods of delivery as described herein for text and/or web commentary. 
         [0119]    In embodiments described herein, a non-viewable location generally refers to a location where the comment card  210  is out of view from a reader, and may be towards a side  120  or into a background. 
         [0120]    In embodiments described herein, the color of any link or button, including the drill link  280 , may be blue, green, red, brown, black, and orange, or any combination thereof, and the form of any link or button, including the drill link  280 , may be standard, bolded, underlined, italicized, static graphic, animated graphic, or any combination thereof. 
         [0121]    While the above described embodiments of the invention is applied directly to internet webpages having sections for readers to post comments in response to an article or parent comment, the embodiments may also be applied to other types of telecommunication, which include, but are not limited to, cell phone texting messages, chat room applications, etc. 
         [0122]    While particular embodiments of the invention have been described and disclosed in the present application, it is clear that any number of permutations, modifications, or embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of this invention. Accordingly, it is not the inventor&#39;s intention to limit this invention in this application, except as by the claims. 
         [0123]    Particular terminology used when describing certain features or aspects of the invention should not be taken to imply that the terminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics, features, or aspects of the invention with which that terminology is associated. In general, the terms used in the claims should not be construed to limit the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above Detailed Description section explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope of the invention encompasses not only the disclosed embodiments, but also all equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the invention. 
         [0124]    The above detailed description of the embodiments of the invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiment or form disclosed herein or to the particular field of usage mentioned in this disclosure. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the invention are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. Also, the teachings of the invention provided herein can be applied to other systems, not necessarily the system described above. The elements and acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. 
         [0125]    All of the above patents and applications and other references, including any that may be listed in accompanying filing papers, are incorporated herein by reference. Aspects of the invention can be modified, if necessary, to employ the systems, functions, and concepts of the various references described above to provide yet further embodiments of the invention. 
         [0126]    In general, the terms used in the claims should not be construed to limit the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above Detailed Description section explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope of the invention encompasses not only the disclosed embodiments, but also all equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the invention under the claims. 
         [0127]    In light of the above “Detailed Description,” Inventor may make changes to the invention. While the detailed description outlines possible embodiments of the invention and discloses the best mode contemplated, no matter how detailed the above appears in text, the invention may be practiced in a myriad of ways. Thus, implementation details may vary considerably while still being encompassed by the spirit of the invention as disclosed by the inventor. As discussed herein, specific terminology used when describing certain features or aspects of the invention should not be taken to imply that the terminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics, features, or aspects of the invention with which that terminology is associated.