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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Matthew R. Alexander, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lisa M. Frankel, Acton, MA (US);
Yuhong Yin, Westford, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and computer system for maintaining, between a plurality of participating computing devices, a collaboration session that includes a group instant messaging session within an object, wherein the plurality of participating computing devices includes a host computing device and one or more non-host computing devices in the group instant messaging session. A first sub-object of a plurality of sub-objects is generated within the object, wherein the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices. Permission is assigned to the host computing device to edit content in the first sub-object, wherein the content in the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices, and wherein the non-host computing devices are precluded from editing the content in the first sub-object.