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Method and system for enabling collaborative authoring of hierarchical documents with locking

  • US 20040230895A1
  • Filed: 04/02/2004
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a distributed computer system for enabling authors to work on a shared hierarchical document, the hierarchical document having a node, comprising:

  • receiving an indication of the node;

    receiving an indication to lock the node, the indication identifying an owner of the lock;

    receiving an indication of a request to mutate the node;

    determining whether the request is from a user other than the owner of the lock; and

    when the user is not the owner of the lock, denying the request.

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