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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
L. Tucker Hatfield, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew G. Carlson, Redmond, WA (US);
David Charles Wadsworth, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian T. Hill, Duvall, WA (US);
Robert James Straavaldson, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Han Ui Jung, Redmond, WA (US);
Darren Muller, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael J. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);
L. Tucker Hatfield, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew G. Carlson, Redmond, WA (US);
David Charles Wadsworth, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian T. Hill, Duvall, WA (US);
Robert James Straavaldson, Port Orchard, WA (US);
Han Ui Jung, Redmond, WA (US);
Darren Muller, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael J. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems providing for collaborative commenting in a drawing tool are provided. One example method includes receiving a shape on a drawing canvas, and receiving a comment associated with the shape, the comment including a name of a commenting user. The method also includes receiving an indication of a movement of the shape from the first position to a second position, and, in response to the indication of the movement of the shape, automatically moving the comment closer to the second position of the shape. In some cases, the commenting user can be a user other than the user adding the shape to the document, and can be performed by a concurrent editor of the document.