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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventor:
Alexander Kordun, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 17/24 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of quoting content from a post in a discussion forum can include selecting content within a source post of the discussion forum and performing a drag operation. A representation of the selected content can be dragged in coordination with motion of an onscreen pointer. The method further can include inserting the selected content within an open reply form in the discussion forum upon termination of the drag operation.