Concurrent editing of a file by multiple authors

Details Concurrent editing of a file by multiple authors Concurrent editing of a file by multiple authors

2011-05-31

2011-05-31

Thai, Hanh B (Department: 2163)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

C715S277000, C707S781000, C707S783000, C707S785000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07954043

ABSTRACT:
A method, system and computer program product for enabling the concurrent editing of a document containing a plurality of independent or loosely connected segments by multiple authors is described. Among other things, the invention allows assigning of editing rights for each segment to a defined set of segment authors, making available a special segment that contains metadata shared by all the segments of said documents, and providing email means private to said document, for facilitating communication between the authors of the document.

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