SIMULTANEOUS COLLABORATIVE REVIEW OF A DOCUMENT
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1. A method for collaboratively reviewing a document, comprising:
- simultaneously accessing a document from multiple clients;
wherein accessing the document includes accessing the document using an application that allows comments to be made on the document;
determining when a comment is made on the document from at least one of the clients;
updating the document to reflect the comment; and
providing the comment and information that associates the comment with a location in the document to each of the clients that is simultaneously accessing the document such that the display of the document on each of the clients includes the comment.
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Abstract
A document is simultaneously opened by different clients for a collaborative review of the document. Each of the clients may make comments to the document at the same while the document is also being edited. Comments made on the document by one client are automatically synchronized with the other clients that are simultaneously accessing the document.
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1. A method for collaboratively reviewing a document, comprising:
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simultaneously accessing a document from multiple clients;
wherein accessing the document includes accessing the document using an application that allows comments to be made on the document;determining when a comment is made on the document from at least one of the clients; updating the document to reflect the comment; and providing the comment and information that associates the comment with a location in the document to each of the clients that is simultaneously accessing the document such that the display of the document on each of the clients includes the comment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for making comments on a document from different clients, comprising:
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simultaneously opening a document from the different clients;
wherein opening the document includes opening the document in an unlocked state using one or more applications that allows comments to be made on the document;wherein the unlocked state of the document allows any of the different clients to write to the document; determining when a comment is made on the document from at least one of the different clients; updating the document to reflect the comment; and providing the comment to each of the different clients;
wherein the comment is stored within a data structure that includes information that associates the comment with a location in the document. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for making comments on a document from different clients, comprising:
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a data store that is configured to store a document that is accessible from the different clients; a first client that comprises; a network connection that is configured to connect to the data store; a processor and a computer-readable medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor; and an application that is configured to open the document from the data store;
wherein the document is also opened by other clients at the same time the application opens the document;
wherein the application is configured to make comments on the document;
wherein opening the document includes opening the document in an unlocked state;
wherein the unlocked state of the document allows any of the different clients to write to the document; anda collaborative manager operating under the control of the operating environment and operative to; determine when a comment is made on the document; update the document to reflect the comment; and provide the comment to the other clients that have opened the document;
wherein the comment is stored within a data structure that includes information that associates the comment with a location in the document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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