Auto-save operation for collaborative editing of electronic documents
US10599526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/86
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To manage complexity related to automatically saving an electronic document while the electronic document is collaboratively edited, an end user application running on a local client computer, while participating in collaborative editing of a shared electronic document, is configured to automatically save the electronic document based on both local user activity and external user activity received from a collaboration system on a server computer. The collaboration system implements a save protocol that maintains consistency of the electronic document among the shared storage, remote client computers and the local client computer. The local client computer determines a save interval based on information about external user activity through the server computer, the activity of a user of the end user application on the local client computer. The performance specifications for local and shared storage and the computer network also can be considered.
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