Document collaborating method among multiple users
US9268772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document collaborating method among multiple users automatically notifies related users once a setting of sharing is finished and regularly reminds the related users according to a sharing time limit. In the document collaborating method, one or more types of message accounts correspondent to a username of each user is created; a document initial version number is allocated for one or more documents which the user shares with contacts of the user or a collaborative group of the user, and a correspondent sharing permission and a correspondent sharing time limit are set; thereafter, notification messages are sent to the contacts of the user or the collaborative group of the user by the message account, and the message accounts of all sharing users of the shared document regularly reminds the sharing users to notice the time limit according to the sharing time limit.
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