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Method for session sharing

US7441000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

7Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Jochen Boehringer · Rottenberg, DE
Peter Fischer · Highlands Ranch, US
Heiko Koziolek · Karlsruhe, DE
Uwe Maurer · Gröbenzell, DE
Sven Schulz · Lengede, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2004
Grant date	Oct 21, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for session sharing that allows multiple authorized users (e.g., assistants) to access the same session and synchronize the browser views, when the current state changes. Through the use of use of session sharing, it is ensured that all users work on the same data and have the same Web side state. The Client side is kept in synchronization through the use of a publisher-subscriber model that initiates an update of all connected Clients when a state change occurs. These functionalities of the present invention ensure that all participating users can work together and can share the same state both on server and Client side.

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