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System and method for sharing unsupported document types between communication devices

  • US 10,097,638 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2017
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for sharing a document comprising:

  • establishing a communication session between a document server and a first communication device;

    receiving, by a document server from the first communication device, a document of a first document type for processing into a first plurality of pages based on at least one parameter, wherein each of the first plurality of pages is a second document type that is different from the first document type;

    providing, by the document server to the first communication device, first access information corresponding to the first plurality of pages, wherein the first access information identifies a location of at least one of the first plurality of pages on a network accessible storage location;

    sending, by the document server, the first access information to the first communication device;

    receiving, by the document server, a request from a first communication device for one of the first plurality of pages, wherein the request includes the first access information, and wherein the first communication device does not have access to an application required to display the first document type but has access to an application required to display the second document type;

    receiving, by the document server, an edit to one of the first plurality of pages from the first communication device, wherein the edit creates a modified page; and

    storing the modified page on the network accessible storage location.

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