Viewing changes to a shared document in one object
First Claim
1. A method for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object comprising the steps of:
- opening said shared document by a first user;
viewing an original version of said shared document with one or more on-screen icons indicating one or more users who have saved changes to said original version of said shared document;
selecting an on-screen icon associated with one of said first and a second user; and
viewing at least a section of said original version of said shared document with highlighted changes in said single object, wherein said highlighted changes indicate changes made by one of said first and said second user associated with said selected on-screen icon with respect to said original version of said shared document.
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Abstract
A system, computer program product and method for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object. Upon executing a particular shared document to be opened by a particular user, the particular user may view at least a section of the original version of the document with one or more on-screen symbols, e.g., icons, in a single object. The one or more on-screen symbols may be associated with one or more users who made changes to the original version of the document. By selecting one of the one or more on-screen symbols, a menu may appear with one or more versions of the original document written by the user associated with the on-screen symbol. Upon selecting a particular version, at least a section of the original version of the document may appear with highlighted changes that indicate the changes made to the original version of the document in the selected version.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object comprising the steps of:
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opening said shared document by a first user;
viewing an original version of said shared document with one or more on-screen icons indicating one or more users who have saved changes to said original version of said shared document;
selecting an on-screen icon associated with one of said first and a second user; and
viewing at least a section of said original version of said shared document with highlighted changes in said single object, wherein said highlighted changes indicate changes made by one of said first and said second user associated with said selected on-screen icon with respect to said original version of said shared document. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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2. A computer program product embodied in a machine readable medium for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object comprising the programming steps of:
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opening said shared document by a first user;
viewing an original version of said shared document with one or more on-screen icons indicating one or more users who have saved changes to said original version of said shared document;
selecting an on-screen icon associated with one of said first and a second user; and
viewing at least a section of said original version of said shared document with highlighted changes in said single object, wherein said highlighted changes indicate changes made by one of said first and said second user associated with said selected on-screen icon with respect to said original version of said shared document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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3. A system, comprising:
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a memory unit operable for storing a computer program for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object; and
a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises;
circuitry for opening said shared document by a first user;
circuitry for viewing an original version of said shared document with one or more on-screen icons indicating one or more users who have saved changes to said original version of said shared document;
circuitry for selecting an on-screen icon associated with one of said first and a second user; and
circuitry for viewing at least a section of said original version of said shared document with highlighted changes in said single object, wherein said highlighted changes indicate changes made by one of said first and said second user associated with said selected on-screen icon with respect to said original version of said shared document. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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