Spreading comments to other documents

Abstract

A server device is configured to receive a comment associated with a first document, the comment corresponding to a first portion of the first document; identify a second document that includes a second portion that matches the first portion of the first document; and store the comment in association with the first document and the second document. The server device is further configured to receive, from a client device, information that the client device is accessing the second document, and transmit the comment for presentation in connection with the second document on a display associated with the client device.

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         35 . A method comprising:
 receiving, using one or more devices, a comment relating to a portion of a first document;   identifying, using the one or more devices, one or more second documents based on the portion of the first document,
 each second document, of the one or more second documents, including a portion that is similar to the portion of the first document; 
   storing, in a memory associated with the one or more devices, the comment with information identifying the first document and the one or more second documents;   receiving, by the one or more devices, a request to present comments with one of the one or more second documents;   determining, by the one or more devices, whether to present the comment with the one of the one or more second documents based on receiving the request,
 determining whether to present the comment including:
 determining a score of the comment, and 
 determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; and 
 
   providing, by the one or more devices, the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents when the score of the comment exceeds the threshold.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , where determining the score of the comment includes:
 obtaining a rating of the comment; and   determining the score of the comment based on the rating of the comment.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35 , where determining the score of the comment includes:
 determining the score of the comment based on a rank of an author of the comment.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , where the rank of the author of the comment is based on one or more of:
 a quantity of comments created by the author, or   a user feedback rating associated with the author.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37 , where the one of the one or more second documents is accessed by a user, and
 where the rank of the author of the comment is based on the user being the author.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 35 , where determining the score of the comment includes:
 determining a degree of match between the portion of the first document and the portion of the one of the one or more second documents; and   determining the score of the comment based on the degree of match.   
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 35 , where storing the comment with the information identifying the first document and the one or more second documents includes:
 storing, in the memory, information identifying the portion of the first document and at least one of:
 a timestamp associated with the comment, 
 information identifying an author of the comment, 
 information identifying a rating of the comment, or 
 an address of the first document and one or more addresses of the one or more second documents. 
   
     
     
         42 . A system comprising:
 one or more devices to:
 receive a comment relating to a portion of a first document; 
 identify one or more second documents based on the portion of the first document,
 each second document, of the one or more second documents, including a portion that is similar to the portion of the first document; 
 
 store, in a memory associated with the one or more devices, the comment with information identifying the first document and the one or more second documents; 
 receive a request to present comments with one of the one or more second documents; 
 determine a score of the comment based a plurality of:
 information regarding an author of the comment, 
 a degree of match between the portion of the first document and the portion of the one of the one or more second documents, or 
 a rating of the comment; 
 
 determine whether the score exceeds a threshold; and 
 provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents when the score of the comment exceeds the threshold. 
   
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 42 , where, when determining the score of the comment, the one or more devices are to:
 determine the score of the comment further based on a timestamp associated with the comment,
 the timestamp indicating a date or time at which the comment was created or modified. 
   
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 42 , where, when determining the score of the comment, the one or more devices are to:
 determine the score of the comment based on the information regarding the author of the comment and at least one of:
 the degree of match, or 
 the rating of the comment. 
   
     
     
         45 . The system of  claim 44 , where the information regarding the author of the comment includes a rank of the author of the comment, and
 where the rank of the author of the comment reflects a quality of the comment.   
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 45 , where the information regarding the author of the comment includes a rank of the author of the comment, and
 where the rank of the author of the comment is based on one or more of:
 a quantity of comments created by the author, or 
 a user feedback rating associated with the author. 
   
     
     
         47 . The system of  claim 45 , where the one of the one or more second documents is being accessed by a user,
 where the information regarding the author of the comment includes a rank of the author of the comment, and   where the rank of the author of the comment is based on the user being the author.   
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 42 , where the one or more devices are to:
 determine that the score exceeds the threshold; and   provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold,
 where, when providing the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold, the one or more devices are to at least one of:
 highlight the portion of the one of the one or more second documents based on the comment being associated with the portion of the one of the one or more second documents, or 
 provide:
 information regarding the first document, and 
 at least one of: 
  the information regarding the author of the comment, or 
  the rating of the comment. 
 
 
   
     
     
         49 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
 a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive a comment relating to a portion of a first document; 
 identify one or more second documents based on the portion of the first document,
 each second document, of the one or more second documents, including a portion that is similar to the portion of the first document; 
 
 store, in a memory associated with the one or more devices, the comment with information identifying the first document and the one or more second documents; 
 receive a request to present comments with one of the one or more second documents; 
 determine a score of the comment based a plurality of:
 information regarding an author of the comment, 
 a degree of match between the portion of the first document and the portion of the one of the one or more second documents, or 
 a rating of the comment; 
 
 determine whether the score exceeds a threshold; and 
 provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents when the score of the comment exceeds the threshold. 
   
     
     
         50 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 49 , where the instructions further comprise:
 one or more instructions to determine that the score exceeds the threshold; and   one or more instructions to provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold,
 where the one or more instructions to provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold include:
 one or more instructions to highlight the portion of the one of the one or more second documents based on the comment being associated with the portion of the one of the one or more second documents. 
 
   
     
     
         51 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 49 , where the instructions further comprise:
 one or more instructions to determine that the score exceeds the threshold; and   one or more instructions to provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold,
 where the one or more instructions to provide the comment for presentation with the one of the one or more second documents based on determining that the score exceeds the threshold include:
 one or more instructions to provide:
 information regarding the first document, and 
 at least one of: 
  the information regarding the author of the comment, or 
  the rating of the comment. 
 
 
   
     
     
         52 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 49 , where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to determine the score of the comment include:
 one or more instructions to determine the score of the comment based on the degree of match and at least one of:
 the information regarding the author of the comment, or 
 the rating of the comment. 
   
     
     
         53 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 49 , where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to determine the score of the comment include:
 one or more instructions to determine the score of the comment based on the information regarding the author of the comment and at least one of:
 the degree of match, or 
 the rating of the comment. 
   
     
     
         54 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 49 , where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to store the comment with the information identifying the first document and the one or more second documents include:
 one or more instructions to store, in the memory, the information identifying the portion of the first document and a plurality of:
 a timestamp associated with the comment, 
 information identifying the author of the comment, 
 information identifying the rating of the comment, or 
 an address of the first document and one or more addresses of the one or more second documents.