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Client Side Locking

  • US 20110184906A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2011
  • Published: 07/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authoring a document at a first computing device, the method comprising:

  • at the first computing device, allowing a first unit of data of the document to be edited by a first user;

    at the first computing device, when the first unit of data is edited, providing a first annotation on the document indicating that the document is being edited by the first user;

    at the first computing device, sending a first message to a second computing device, the first message indicating that the first unit of data of the document is being edited;

    at the first computing device, receiving a second message from the second computing device, the second message indicating a name of a second user that is editing a second unit of data of the document;

    at the first computing device, setting a first lock on the second unit of data, the first lock on the second unit of data preventing the second unit of data from being edited at the first computing device;

    at the first computing device, providing a second annotation on the document, the second annotation indicating that the second unit of data is being edited by the second user;

    at the first computing device, receiving a third message from the second computing device, the third message indicating that updates are available for the document; and

    at the first computing device, updating the second unit of data to incorporate changes to the second unit of data received in the third message.

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