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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Brian J. Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
David L. Darrington, Rochester, MN (US);
Lonnie A. Mccullough, Boston, MA (US);
Brian J. Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
David L. Darrington, Rochester, MN (US);
Lonnie A. McCullough, Boston, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing annotations made for a variety of different type data objects manipulated (e.g., created, edited, and viewed) by a variety of different type applications are provided. Some embodiments allow users collaborating on a project to create, view, and edit annotations from within the applications used to manipulate the annotated data objects, which may facilitate and encourage the capturing and sharing of tacit knowledge through annotations. Further, annotations may be stored separate from the application data they describe, decoupling the tacit knowledge captured in the annotations from the applications used to manipulate the annotated data.