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AUTO-SAVE OPERATION FOR COLLABORATIVE EDITING OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS

  • US 20170199789A1
  • Filed: 01/13/2016
  • Published: 07/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer, configured as a local client computer, for use in a computer system comprising a server computer comprising shared storage for electronic documents, and a remote client computer, the local client computer and the remote client computer connected to the server computer over a computer network, the remote client computer configured to support collaborative editing of an electronic document stored in the shared storage, the server computer configured to manage the collaborative editing of the electronic document by an application on the local client computer and the remote client computer by implementing a save protocol with the server computer, the local client computer comprising:

  • a save component in the application that, when executed by the local client computer, configures the local client computer to, periodically, during collaborative editing of the electronic document though the application;

    receive data indicative of local user activity from the local client computer indicative of user interaction with the application with respect to the electronic document;

    receive data indicative of external user activity with respect to external user interaction with respect to the electronic document, based on at least operation of the save protocol with the server computer;

    determine an interval based on at least the data indicative of the local user activity and the data indicative of the external user activity; and

    based on at least the determined interval, automatically save the electronic document.

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