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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Noah Edelstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Hani Saliba, Seattle, WA (US);
Hai Liu, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven James Rayson, Seattle, WA (US);
Noah Edelstein, Seattle, WA (US);
Hani Saliba, Seattle, WA (US);
Hai Liu, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven James Rayson, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
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.