Patent ID: 7975222

Claim:
A method for dynamic linking between graphic documents and comment data bases comprising: a) recording a base graphic representation of a project in a computer system including converting a user supplied format graphic to a web support format graphic; b) linking a coordinate overlay grid of a coordinate overlay program having a linked data storage structure for overlay position coordination and display on said base graphic representation; c) wherein said coordinate overlay program has a notation subprogram linked or mapped to said coordinate overlay grid enabling a user to identify a coordinate position on said coordinate overlay grid with an assigned symbol and identifier; d) recording at least a text comment data record in said linked data storage structure referenced to said identifier; e) accessing and providing for display a user provided text comment data record by activating said linked data storage structure for a desired coordinate position found by detecting the movement of a cursor over said base graphic representation on a display by the user to a location having a symbol and identifier; (f) providing, via a Web whiteboard module, a user interface to a plurality of users for display via respective browsers of the plurality of users via which the plurality of users can collaborate, view, and markup the base graphic representation together in real-time; and (g) entering a graphic overlay representation as an overlay graphic registered to said base graphic representation intermediate said base graphic representation and said coordinate overlay grid, wherein said graphic comment data record includes defining a graphic boundary box in said graphic overlay representation coordinate overlay enclosing a portion of said base graphic representation including a part or piece of a structure, for graphic notes related to said base graphic representation at said coordinate position.