Controlling access to documents using file locks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8429753
APP PUB NO 20090282462A1
SERIAL NO

12117040

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Examples are related to systems and methods for controlling access to document files on a document server. One example system includes document files stored on a document server, at least one of the document files referencing a file lock, and a document access processing module. The example document access processing module includes a file sharing processing module that determines a coauthoring status of a software application of a client computer requesting access to the document file, and a file lock processing module that stores one or more file locks and that controls the setting and resetting of file locks. The example document access processing module uses the coauthoring status of the software application and the file lock status of a document file to determine whether a software application is permitted to have write access to the document file.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Antos, Christopher J Bellevue, US 9 208
Bailor, Jonathan B Bellevue, US 10 351
Bose, Miko Arnab Sakhya Singha Seattle, US 18 510
Carlson, Andrew G Redmond, US 17 894
Clarke, Simon Peter Seattle, US 18 598
Hedgpeth, Don Adam Redmond, US 5 144
Kannan, Naresh Seattle, US 15 248
Knight, Mark Rolland Bellevue, US 15 616
Patel, Mitesh Pankaj Seattle, US 7 160
Petrova, Elena Redmond, US 7 133
Skaria, Simon Sammamish, US 14 267
Watson, Andrew Sean Seattle, US 18 265

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