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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF ITEMS WITH READ-ONLY PERMISSIONS IN A CLOUD-BASED ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20140172799A1
  • Filed: 12/19/2013
  • Published: 06/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for synchronizing an item stored in a workspace hosted by a cloud-based platform, the workspace being shared among a user and a collaborator of the user, the method comprising:

  • receiving an instruction to synchronize, for the collaborator, the item stored in the workspace;

    determining whether the item is read-only;

    verifying if the collaborator has permission for downloading the item;

    if the item is marked as read-only and if the collaborator has the permission for downloading the item;

    sending the item to the collaborator; and

    synchronizing the item by automatically pushing an updated version of the item unilaterally from the cloud-based platform to the collaborator in both conditions when the collaborator has modified the sent item and when the collaborator has not modified the sent item.

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