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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2008
Jonathan Beckett Bailor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ethan Joseph Bernstein, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kelly Michael Krout, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Eric Mizulo, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jonathan Ian Gordner, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Beckett Bailor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ethan Joseph Bernstein, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kelly Michael Krout, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Eric Mizulo, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jonathan Ian Gordner, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a collaborative authoring environment enable a user to resolve editing conflicts arising when synchronizing a user copy of a data file with a master copy of the data file. Content updates may be synchronized separately from metadata updates. Metadata updates may be synchronized automatically, whereas content updates may be synchronized only when any identified editing conflicts are resolved. When an editing conflict is identified, the user interface of the authoring application may be configured to toggle between displaying and hiding the identified editing conflicts.