Distributed document version control
US8832047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/133
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques to provide distributed document version control. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving information, in a distributed document control system, specifying a locally saved copy of a first electronic document; determining, in response to the received information, whether the first electronic document should supersede a second electronic document in the distributed document control system; and storing, based on an outcome of the determining, information in the distributed document control system that links the first electronic document with the second electronic document in a superior-subordinate relationship such that when an action is requested with respect to the second, subordinate electronic document, the distributed document control system forces an action to be taken with respect to the first, superior electronic document. Various implementations include those in computer program products and client-server systems.
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