Method and system for reviewing text files using distributable review data packets

A system for reviewing a text file by a plurality of users, said plurality of users including a first user utilizing a first computing unit and a second user utilizing a second computing unit, said system comprising:

• means for inputting offline, by said first user utilizing said first computing unit, a first comment associated with a first portion of said text file;
• means for inputting offline, by said second user utilizing said second computing unit, a second comment associated with a second portion of said text file;
• means for automatically obtaining, by said first computing unit, a first location of said first portion within said text file;
• means for automatically obtaining, by said second computing unit, a second location of said second portion within said text file;
• means for automatically generating, by said first computing unit, a first review data packet (RDP) including said first comment and said first location, said first RDP being a first computer file stored in said first computing unit separately from said text file;
• and
• means for automatically generating, by said second computing unit, a second RDP including said second comment and said second location, said second RDP being a second computer file stored in said second computing unit separately from said text file,
• wherein said first RDP and said second RDP are capable of being distributed, without said text file, to a third computing unit capable of utilizing offline said first comment and said first location from said first RDP to display said first comment together with said first portion, and utilizing offline said second comment and said second location from said second RDP to display said second comment together with said second portion.

At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of reviewing a text file by a plurality of users, said plurality of users including a first user utilizing a first computing unit and a second user utilizing a second computing unit, said method comprising:

• inputting offline, by said first user utilizing said first computing unit, a first comment associated with a first portion of said text file;
• inputting offline, by said second user utilizing said second computing unit, a second comment associated with a second portion of said text file;
• automatically obtaining, by said first computing unit, a first location of said first portion within said text file;
• automatically obtaining, by said second computing unit, a second location of said second portion within said text file;
• automatically generating, by said first computing unit, a first review data packet (RDP) including said first comment and said first location, said first RDP being a first computer file stored in said first computing unit separately from said text file;
• and
• automatically generating, by said second computing unit, a second RDP including said second comment and said second location, said second RDP being a second computer file stored in said second computing unit separately from said text file,
• wherein said first RDP and said second RDP are capable of being distributed, without said text file, to a third computing unit capable of utilizing offline said first comment and said first location from said first RDP to display said first comment together with said first portion, and utilizing offline said second comment and said second location from said second RDP to display said second comment together with said second portion.

A method for deploying computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a process of reviewing a text file by a plurality of users, said plurality of users including a first user utilizing a first computing unit and a second user utilizing a second computing unit, said process comprising:

• inputting offline, by said first user utilizing said first computing unit, a first comment associated with a first portion of said text file;
• inputting offline, by said second user utilizing said second computing unit, a second comment associated with a second portion of said text file;
• automatically obtaining, by said first computing unit, a first location of said first portion within said text file;
• automatically obtaining, by said second computing unit, a second location of said second portion within said text file;
• automatically generating, by said first computing unit, a first review data packet (RDP) including said first comment and said first location, said first RDP being a first computer file stored in said first computing unit separately from said text file;
• and
• automatically generating, by said second computing unit, a second RDP including said second comment and said second location, said second RDP being a second computer file stored in said second computing unit separately from said text file,
• wherein said first RDP and said second RDP are capable of being distributed, without said text file, to a third computing unit capable of utilizing offline said first comment and said first location from said first RDP to display said first comment together with said first portion, and utilizing offline said second comment and said second location from said second RDP to display said second comment together with said second portion.