Systems and methods for using linked documents

• US 10,380,196 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2017
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Skiff, David, Wilczynski, Peter, Wilson, Timothy, Carrino, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Quoc A
• Application Number:
  US15/835,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20190179911A1
• Time in Patent Office: 613 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/128 Details of file system snapshots on the file-level, e.g. snapshot creation, administration, deletion use of snapshots for error detection or correction G06F11/14, G06F11/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/14 Fourier, Walsh or analogous domain transformations , e.g. Laplace, Hilbert, Karhunen-Loeve, transforms for correlation function computation G06F17/156; spectrum analysers G01R23/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for using linked documents. A system may receive, from a computing device, a request for a document. Content of the document may be defined based on state information and stateless information. A system may determine a local replica of the document in a local database. The local replica of the document may be linked to a primary replica of the document. The local replica of the document may include a snapshot of the primary replica of the document. The primary replica of the document may be stored in a remote database which may be accessible through a remote server. The system may subscribe to the primary replica of the document through the remote server, and may provide access to the document to the computing device based at least in part on the subscription to the primary replica of the document.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform;

receiving, from a computing device, a request for a document, content of the document defined based on state information and stateless information;

determining a local replica of the document in a local database, the local replica of the document being linked to a primary replica of the document and including a snapshot of the primary replica of the document, the primary replica of the document being stored in a remote database that is accessible through a remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document comprising a serialized state of the primary replica of the document;

subscribing to the primary replica of the document through the remote server;

providing access to the document to the computing device based at least in part on the subscription to the primary replica of the document; and

updating, during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document based on corresponding changes to the primary replica of the document received during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the snapshot of the primary replica of the document.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the state information for the document.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the stateless information is locally stored.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein providing access to the document to the computing device includes:

receiving an edit to the document from the computing device; and

transmitting information describing the edit to the remote server, the remote server having editorial control over the primary replica of the document.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is logged into the system using a credential, and the system'"'"'s access to the primary replica of the document through the remote server is validated using the credential.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the credential is validated based on trust relationships between an exchanger and authentication processes.

8. A method implemented by a computing system including one or more processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, wherein the method is performed using the one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, from a computing device, a request for a document, content of the document defined based on state information and stateless information;

determining a local replica of the document in a local database, the local replica of the document being linked to a primary replica of the document and including a snapshot of the primary replica of the document, the primary replica of the document being stored in a remote database that is accessible through a remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document comprising a serialized state of the primary replica of the document;

subscribing to the primary replica of the document through the remote server; and

providing access to the document to the computing device based at least in part on the subscription to the primary replica of the document; and

updating, during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document based on corresponding changes to the primary replica of the document received during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the snapshot of the primary replica of the document.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the state information for the document.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the stateless information is locally stored.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein providing access to the document to the computing device includes:

receiving an edit to the document from the computing device; and

transmitting information describing the edit to the remote server, the remote server having editorial control over the primary replica of the document.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the computing device is logged into the computing system using a credential, and the computing system'"'"'s access to the primary replica of the document through the remote server is validated using the credential.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the credential is validated based on trust relationships between an exchanger and authentication processes.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:

receiving, from a computing device, a request for a document, content of the document defined based on state information and stateless information;

determining a local replica of the document in a local database, the local replica of the document being linked to a primary replica of the document and including a snapshot of the primary replica of the document, the primary replica of the document being stored in a remote database that is accessible through a remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document comprising a serialized state of the primary replica of the document;

subscribing to the primary replica of the document through the remote server;

providing access to the document to the computing device based at least in part on the subscription to the primary replica of the document; and

updating, during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server, the snapshot of the primary replica of the document based on corresponding changes to the primary replica of the document received during the subscription to the primary replica of the document through the remote server.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the snapshot of the primary replica of the document.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the subscription to the primary replica of the document includes an update to the state information for the document.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the stateless information is locally stored.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein providing access to the document to the computing device includes:

receiving an edit to the document from the computing device; and

transmitting information describing the edit to the remote server, the remote server having editorial control over the primary replica of the document.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the computing device is logged into a computing system including the one or more processors using a credential, the computing system'"'"'s access to the primary replica of the document through the remote server is validated using the given credential based on trust relationships between an exchanger and authentication processes.