Method and apparatus for persistent real-time collaboration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7296023
APP PUB NO 20050165859A1
SERIAL NO

10757756

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A collaboration server is described that enables both real-time conferencing and content management. Thus, client applications can connect to the server to share data and collaborate in real-time. The server allows fine grained sharing of any type of content using generic shared objects (GSO). Each GSO holds one or more pieces of persistent information and defines a list of people who are allowed to access the information. Each GSO also represents a persistent conferencing session., i.e., if clients modify GSOs, modifications are broadcast to all the other clients on the list of the shared object if they are connected. The server also manages relationships between shared objects; i.e., shared objects could be contained in other shared objects or reference other shared objects.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brownholtz, Elizabeth Anne Andover, MA 2 151
Geyer, Werner Boston, MA 109 1884
Millen, David Ryant Boxford, MA 4 173
Muller, Michael Medford, MA 305 4499

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