Concurrent editing of a file by multiple authors
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorRajendra Kumar Bera
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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.
Claims33
A method for enabling concurrent editing of a document containing a plurality of independent or loosely connected segments by multiple authors, comprising the steps of:
- assigning 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 document, and
- providing email means private to said document, for facilitating communication between the authors of the document.
A system for enabling concurrent editing of a document containing a plurality of independent or loosely connected segments by multiple authors, comprising:
- editing rights assignment means for assigning editing rights for each segment to a defined set of segment authors,
- creation means for enabling a special segment to contain metadata shared by all the segments of said document, and
- email means private to said document, for facilitating communication between the authors of the document.
A computer program product comprising computer readable program code stored on computer readable storage medium embodied therein for enabling concurrent editing of a document containing a plurality of independent or loosely connected segments by multiple authors, comprising:
- computer readable program code means configured for assigning editing rights for each segment to a defined set of segment authors,
- computer readable program code means configured for making available a special segment that contains metadata shared by all the segments of said document, and
- computer readable program code means configured for providing email means private to said document, for facilitating communication between the authors of the document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.