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Common point authoring system for the complex sharing of hierarchically authored data objects in a distribution chain

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  • US 8,307,000 B2
  • Filed: 04/14/2011
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for maintaining data for use by authoring and accessing members to track uniquely identified products, comprising:

  • enabling an authorized authoring member to create data comprising a draft informational object, which uniquely identifies a product for tracking purposes;

    authenticating the draft informational object created by the authorized authoring member;

    converting the authenticated informational object created by the authorized authoring member to a corresponding immutable informational object which is identified by a unique identifier;

    writing the created immutable informational object into a memory for use by authorized accessing members;

    transmitting offer data from the authorized authoring member to members identified in the offer data to enable the identified members to access and change data corresponding to data that is contained in the immutable informational object; and

    enabling members identified in the offer data to access and change data corresponding to data that is contained in the immutable informational object to an extent and for a duration defined by permissions set by the authorized authoring member in the offer data, comprising;

    creating a copy of the immutable informational object,enabling an identified accessing member to revise data contained in the copy of the immutable informational object to the extent and for the duration defined by the permissions, andrelating the copy of the immutable informational object, containing the revised data, to the immutable informational object.

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