Dividing financial-data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users

US8229908B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intuit Inc. · US

Inventors

• David DeGraaff · Mountain View, US
• Andrew D. Holmes · Edmonton, CA
• Puja Ramani · Fremont, US
• Teresa Roberts · Palo Alto, US
• Harold E. Schoolcraft · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dividing financial data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users. During operation, the system receives division-criteria, which facilitates dividing financial-data into a first subset and a second subset. Next, the system creates a copy of the financial-data which includes the division-criteria. The system then allows a first user to modify the first subset of the financial-data. The system also sends the copy of the financial-data to a second user, thereby enabling the second user to modify the second subset of the financial-data in the copy of the financial-data to create a change file. Subsequently, the system receives the change file from the second user, wherein the change file comprises modifications to the financial-data. Finally, the system merges the change file into the financial-data.