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Method and software for enabling N-way collaborative work over a network of computers

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  • US 8,046,699 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2008
  • Issued: 10/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for collaboration over a computer network, comprising:

  • intercepting data regarding one or more application level events that occur within a first instance of a stand-alone application operable to create and edit documents in response to user actions, and wherein said one or more application level events reflect user actions that result in changes to a native document file generated by said first instance of stand-alone application, wherein a sequence number is assigned to each of said one or more application level events to resolve any conflicts between said one or more application level events;

    transmitting data comprising said native document file and said data regarding one or more application level events over said computer network, automatically and in real time, to a second instance of said stand-alone application, wherein said stand-alone application is running only on workstations operated by users; and

    causing said second instance of said stand-alone application;

    to display a local copy of a document corresponding to a local copy of said native document file,to receive and use said data comprising data regarding one or more application level events to replicate said events that occurred within said first instance,to mirror said user actions performed in said first instance without user intervention by performing an equivalent action on said local copy of said native document file and thereby make corresponding changes to said local copy of said native document file, andto display said changes to said local copy of said document.

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