Method for managing file replication in applications
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsNoah Edelstein, Hani Saliba, Hai Liu, Steven James Rayson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for managing a first and second version of an electronic file is disclosed. In the method, first and second versions of an electronic file are recognized and a synchronization event is initiated. An application program interface accesses the first and second versions, compares information associated with each, generates a result and reports the result to the first software application. A second software application generates a user interface in accordance with a feature of the second software application, where the electronic file is associated with the second software application, and the user interface is displayed on a display device.
Claims46
A method for managing a first and second version of an electronic file, the method comprising:
- initiating, using a first software application operating on a first computer, a synchronization event to synchronize the first version on the first computer with the second version;
- causing an application program interface to access said first and second versions;
- comparing information associated with each of said first and second versions and generating a result;
- reporting the result of the comparison to the first software application;
- causing a second software application to generate a user interface in accordance with a feature of the second software application, wherein the electronic file is associated with the second software application;
- and
- displaying the user interface on a display device.
A method for managing a first and second version of an electronic file, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first software application to access and compare said first and second versions;
- accessing said first and second versions;
- comparing information associated with each of said first and second versions;
- determining if said first and second versions are synchronized and generating a result;
- and
- reporting the result of the comparison to the first software application.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for managing a first and second version of an electronic file, the method comprising:
- initiating, using a first software application operating on a first computer, a synchronization event to synchronize the first version on the first computer with the second version;
- causing an application program interface to access said first and second versions;
- comparing information associated with each of said first and second versions and generating a result;
- reporting the result of the comparison to the first software application;
- causing a second software application to generate a user interface in accordance with a feature of the second software application, wherein the electronic file is associated with the second software application;
- and
- displaying the user interface on a display device.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for managing a first and second version of an electronic file, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first software application to access and compare said first and second versions;
- accessing said first and second versions;
- comparing information associated with each of said first and second versions;
- determining if said first and second versions are synchronized and generating a result;
- and
- reporting the result of the comparison to the first software application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.