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Method and software for enabling N-way collaborative work over a network of computers

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  • US 9,614,879 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2013
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for collaboration over a computer network, comprising:

  • tracking one or more application level events that occur within a first instance of a stand-alone application operable to create and edit documents in response to user actions wherein the one or more application level events reflect user actions that result in changes to a native document file generated by the first instance of the stand-alone application;

    transmitting data comprising the native document file and data regarding one or more application level events over the computer network, automatically and in real time, to a second instance of the stand-alone application; and

    causing the second instance of the stand-alone application;

    to display a local copy of a document corresponding to a local copy of the native document file,to receive and use the data comprising data regarding one or more application level events to replicate the events that occurred within the first instance,to mirror the user actions performed in the first instance without user intervention by performing an equivalent action on the local copy of the native document file and thereby make corresponding changes to the local copy of the native document file, andto display the changes to the local copy of the document,wherein, in order to provide security for the collaboration, no events that have an effect outside the stand-alone application are propagated.

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