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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Method and apparatus for facilitating simultaneous modifications to financial-data by multiple users
David B. Degraaff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew D. Holmes, Edmonton, CA;
Puja Ramani, Fremont, CA (US);
Teresa L. Roberts, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harold E. Schoolcraft, San Jose, CA (US);
David B. DeGraaff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew D. Holmes, Edmonton, CA;
Puja Ramani, Fremont, CA (US);
Teresa L. Roberts, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harold E. Schoolcraft, San Jose, CA (US);
Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates simultaneous modifications to financial-data by a first user and a second user. During operation, the system creates a copy of a financial-data file. The system then allows the first user to modify the financial-data file. The system also sends the copy of the financial-data file to the second user, thereby enabling the second user to modify the financial-data file to create a change file. Next, the system receives the change file from the second user, wherein the change file includes modifications to financial-data within the financial-data file. Finally, the system merges the change file into the financial-data file.