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Collaborative cursors in a hosted word processor

  • US 10,082,927 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2016
  • Issued: 09/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented collaborative editing method, comprising:

  • receiving a first change from a first user to a document displayed by a first browser-based document editing application, wherein the document is stored by a computing device;

    identifying a first current location in the document for a cursor associated with the first user;

    receiving a second change made to the document by a second user other than the first user, wherein the second change is made when the document is displayed by a second browser-based document editing application;

    identifying a second current position in the document for a cursor associated with the second user;

    determining that the first current location and the second current position correspond to a same position of the document;

    determining that the received first change from the first user and the received second change by the second user include conflicting edits to the same position of the document; and

    modifying the document based on a conflict resolving rule to cause;

    the first browser-based document editing application to render a first portion of the modified document and the second browser-based document editing application to render a second portion of the modified document,a first indicator of the second current position of the cursor associated with the second user to be displayed along with a first identity tag identifying the second user within the first portion, anda second indicator of the first current location of the cursor associated with the first user to be displayed along with a second identity tag identifying the first user within the second portion.

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