Managing Changes to Shared Electronic Documents Using Change History
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for a client computer to manage changes to a shared electronic document, the method comprising:
- receiving a change to a locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document;
updating a change history, wherein the change history captures the change made to the locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document;
sending information regarding the change to a server;
receiving information regarding a master copy of the shared electronic document; and
determining based on the received information the change was accepted by the server and applied to the master copy of the shared electronic document.
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Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for a system to manage changes to a shared electronic document. In embodiments, a client side method is used to manage changes to a shared electronic document. The method includes receiving a change to a locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document, and updating a change history. In embodiments, the change history captures the change made to the locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document. The method also includes sending information regarding the change to a server, receiving information regarding a master copy of the shared electronic document, and determining based on the received information the change was accepted by the server and applied to the master copy of the shared electronic document.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for a client computer to manage changes to a shared electronic document, the method comprising:
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receiving a change to a locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document; updating a change history, wherein the change history captures the change made to the locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document; sending information regarding the change to a server; receiving information regarding a master copy of the shared electronic document; and determining based on the received information the change was accepted by the server and applied to the master copy of the shared electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for a client computer to manage changes to a shared electronic document, the method comprising:
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receiving a change to a locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document; updating a change history, wherein the change history captures the change made to the locally stored rendition of a shared electronic document; sending information regarding the change to a server; receiving information regarding a master copy of the shared electronic document; and determining based on the received information the change was accepted by the server and applied to the master copy of the shared electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to manage changes to a shared electronic document comprising:
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a server that sends master document information regarding a master copy of a shared electronic document using an outgoing communication channel and a master change history; the server configured to receive information regarding a client'"'"'s locally stored rendition of shared electronic document using a client to server communication channel; a central authority module mounted on the server, wherein the central authority determines whether to update the master copy of a shared electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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