Enhanced co-authoring and file syncing
US12001401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1873
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an implementation, a sync engine running on a computing device synchronizes a local copy of a file with a copy of the file hosted by an online file service. An application on the device receives a request/command to open the file and responsively opens a temporary copy of the file in memory. The application populates the temporary file with content from the local copy of the file and also establishes a connection between the application and a co-authoring service. Note that the connection between the application and the co-authoring session bypasses the sync engine such, when connected to the co-authoring service, the application is able to synchronize the content in the temporary copy of the file with content in the hosted copy of the file over the connection.
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