System and method for convergent document collaboration
US9552343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device includes a processor that carries out actions comprising: storing a causal tree structure corresponding to a document, where the causal tree structure includes a sequence of editing instructions and each editing instruction is assigned an identifier unique to such editing instruction. The method further includes receiving a user editing instruction for the document, where the user editing instruction is assigned an identifier unique to the user editing instruction. The method includes storing the user editing instruction and the identifier assigned to the user editing instruction as an additional node to the causal tree structure. The method further includes broadcasting, to a plurality of client devices, the user editing instruction and the identifier assigned to the user editing instruction.
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