# US 10,122,729 B2 · Management of collaborative content item modification

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- Number: US 10,122,729 B2
- Document ID: US10122729B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/076,342
- Filed: 2016-03-21
- Published: 2017-09-21
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-21
- Assignees: Alfresco Software, Inc.
- Applicants: Alfresco Software, Inc.
- Inventors: Stefan Kopf; Jared Ottley; Brian Remmington; Gregory Melahn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10122729B2

## CPC

- H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles}
- G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
- G06F 16/275: {Synchronous replication}
- G06F 21/6209: {to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself}
- G06Q 10/101: Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
- H04L 63/123: {received data contents, e.g. message integrity}
- H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46)
- H04L 67/1097: for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The content management system can receive log-on requests from a plurality of users and a request from the plurality of users to access content stored in a repository of the content management system. The requested content can be copied to a transient content store. The transient content store can facilitate presentation of the copy of the content on a shared interface to the plurality of users. The transient content store can facilitate editing of the copy of the content by the plurality of users simultaneously by an editor external to the content management system. The edited copy of the content can be transmitted back to the content management system and can be stored in the repository of the content management system.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations of a content management system, the operations comprising:
copying content stored in a repository of the content management system to a transient content store in response to a log-in request received from a user of the content management system to access the content, the content having a unique identifier, the transient content store facilitating presentation of the copy of the content on a shared interface;
verifying the log-in request from the user;
providing log-in credentials of the user to the transient content store to gain access for the user to the content stored in the transient content store;
receiving a second log-in request from a second user to access the content stored in the content repository of the content management system;
verifying the second log-in request of the second user;
identifying that that the copy of the content has been transmitted to the transient content store;
providing log-in credentials of the second user to the transient content store to gain access for the second user to the content stored in the transient content store;
receiving the copy of the content at the repository of the content management system, the received copy reflecting results of editing of the copy of the content by the user and/or the second user using an editor external to the content management system; and
storing the edited content in the repository of the content management system with a second unique identifier, the second unique identifier indicating that the received copy of the content is a version of the content.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes associated restrictions on access to the content and the operations further comprise:
verifying that providing access to the content for the user complies with the restrictions on access to the content.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes one or more attributes and the operations further comprise:
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to prevent modification of the content in response to transmitting the copy of the content to the transient content store; and
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to permit modification of the content in response to receiving the edited content from the transient content store.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving an indication from one or more of a plurality of users that they have completed their modification of the content stored in the transient content store.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving an indication that at least one user of a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content store has completed their edits of the content in response to the at least one user suspending operation of the shared interface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting a notification to the transient content store to delete the copy of the content on the transient content store in response to the content management system receiving the edited content from the transient content store.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The computer program product as in claim 6, wherein the notification is transmitted in response to receiving an indication that a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content store have terminated their access to the content stored in the transient content store.

### Claim 8

A system comprising:
a content management server having a content repository and computer hardware configured to perform the operations of a content management system, the operations including:
receiving a log-in request to access a content stored in the content repository from a first user of the content management system, the content having a unique identifier;
transmitting a copy of the content to a transient content server having a transient content repository for storage in the transient content repository to facilitate editing of the content by the first user;
verifying the log-in request from the first user;
transmitting log-in credentials of the first user to the transient content server to gain access for the first user to the content stored in the transient content repository;
receiving a second log-in request from a second user to access the content stored in the content repository of the content management system;
verifying the second log-in request of the second user;
identifying that that the copy of the content has been transmitted to the transient content server;
providing log-in credentials of the second user to the transient content server to gain access for the second user to the content stored in the transient content repository;
receiving the edited content from the transient content server; and
storing the edited content in the content repository of the content management system with a unique identifier, the unique identifier of the edited content indicating that the edited content is a version of the original content.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system as in claim 8, wherein the operations of the content management server further comprise:
transmitting log-in credentials of users of the content management system to the transient content server to facilitate access by the users of the content management system to contents transmitted to the transient content server for editing.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system as in claim 8, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes associated restrictions on access to the content and the operations of the content management server further comprise:
verifying that providing access to the content for the first user complies with the restrictions on access to the content; and
providing the log-in credentials of the first user to the transient content server to gain access for the first user to the content stored in the transient content repository in response to verifying that providing access to the content for the first user complies with the restrictions on access to the content.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system as in claim 8, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes one or more attributes and the operations of the content management server further comprise:
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to prevent modification of the content in response to transmitting the copy of the content to the transient content store; and
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to permit modification of the content in response to receiving the edited content from the transient content server.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system as in claim 8, wherein the operations of the content management server further comprise:
receiving an indication that a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content repository have terminated their access to the content stored in the transient content repository;
transmitting a request to receive a copy of the edited content stored in the transient content repository; and
receiving a copy of the edited content from the transient content server.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system as in claim 8, wherein the operations of the content management server further comprise:
transmitting a notification to the transient content server to delete the copy of the content on the transient content server in response to the content management system receiving the edited content from the transient content server.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system as in claim 13, wherein the notification is transmitted in response to receiving an indication that a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content repository have terminated their access to the content stored in the transient content repository.

### Claim 15

A method comprising:
copying content stored in a repository of the content management system to a transient content store in response to a log-in request received from a user of the content management system to access the content, the content having a unique identifier, the transient content store facilitating presentation of the copy of the content on a shared interface;
verifying the log-in request from the user;
providing log-in credentials of the user to the transient content store to gain access for the user to the content stored in the transient content store;
receiving a second log-in request from a second user to access the content stored in the content repository of the content management system;
verifying the second log-in request of the second user;
identifying that that the copy of the content has been transmitted to the transient content store;
providing log-in credentials of the second user to the transient content store to gain access for the second user to the content stored in the transient content store;
receiving the copy of the content at the repository of the content management system, the received copy reflecting results of editing of the copy of the content by the user and/or the second user using an editor external to the content management system; and
storing the edited content in the repository of the content management system with a second unique identifier, the second unique identifier indicating that the received copy of the content is a version of the content.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method as in claim 15, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes associated restrictions on access to the content and the method further comprises:
verifying that providing access to the content for the user complies with the restrictions on access to the content.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method as in claim 15, wherein the content stored in the content repository of the content management system includes one or more attributes and the method further comprises:
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to prevent modification of the content in response to transmitting the copy of the content to the transient content store; and
modifying the one or more attributes of the content stored in the content repository of the content management system to permit modification of the content in response to receiving the edited content from the transient content store.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The method as in claim 15, further comprising:
receiving an indication from one or more of a plurality of users that they have completed their modification of the content stored in the transient content store.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The method as in claim 15, further comprising:
receiving an indication that at least one user of a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content store has completed their edits of the content in response to the at least one user suspending operation of the shared interface.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The method as in claim 15, further comprising:
transmitting a notification to the transient content server to delete the copy of the content on the transient content server in response to the content management system receiving the edited content from the transient content server.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The method as in claim 20, wherein the notification is transmitted in response to receiving an indication that a plurality of users editing the content stored in the transient content repository have terminated their access to the content stored in the transient content repository.