Patent №
US 8,453,052
Granted
2013-05-28
Filed 2006
Owner
GOOGLE INC.
AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11506181
Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer program products, for real-time document sharing and editing. In one aspect, a method includes comparing a first user's and a second user's changes to a document, the document being edited by the first user and the second user concurrently; and notifying the first user of a conflicting change and content of any conflicting change to the document made by the first user but not made to the document because of the conflicting change. In another aspect, a method includes recording a saved position of a cursor of a user editing a client-side copy of a document; receiving an update to the document and generating an updated client-side copy of the document; using the saved position to determine an updated position of the cursor; and displaying to the user the updated client-side copy of the document with the cursor displayed at the updated position.
AI classification
Ownership
GOOGLE INC.
assignment · 184060873
Assignors
NEWMAN, STEVE, SCHILLACE, SAM, CARPENTER, CLAUDIA
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.