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Integrated exchange of search results in an integrated software development environment

  • US 9,361,095 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2015
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for displaying shared computer-generated search results, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a first computer receiving a message from a second computer, the first computer in communication with the second computer over a network, the message comprising a file name of a file and metadata comprising an identifier of a version of the file;

    the first computer displaying the message in a graphical window on a display device such that the file name is visible and user-selectable in the graphical window and the metadata is invisible in the graphical window, the user-selectable file name being configured upon selection to open a version of the file associated with the file name and to display content of the file;

    the first computer detecting a user selection of the file name in the graphical window, and in response, the first computer determining a version of the file stored on a server computer in communication with the first computer over the network; and

    the first computer determining the version of the file to display in an integrated development environment (IDE) on the first computer based on a comparison of the version of the file identified in the metadata and the version of the file stored on the server computer.

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