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Providing a notification when a plurality of users are altering similar data in a health care solution environment

  • US 6,701,345 B1
  • Filed: 04/13/2000
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing a notification when multiple users attempt to alter the same data, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) monitoring connections to a plurality of user stations;

    (b) receiving an instruction from a first user stations for initiating a first load process for loading data from said first user station to a server;

    (c) downloading the data to be loaded from the first user station to the server in a first load process;

    (d) after said downloading, determining whether a second load process is being concurrently executed by a second user station;

    (e) sending a notification to the first user stations if it is determined that a second load process is being concurrently executed;

    (f) sending a notification to the second user station;

    (g) suspending at least one of the first or second load processes upon it being determined that the second load process is being concurrently executed; and

    (h) allowing the suspended load processes to continue upon receiving a command to continue from user stations initiating the suspended load processes.

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