Patent ID: 11907169
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method of controlling changes to files based upon change data using a centralized server connected to a network, the method including establishing a connection with one or more users over the network;
sharing files or file information with the one or more users;
receiving from the one or more users (1) instructions relating to changes to be made to one or more files and (2) at least one value associated with each of at least two criteria related to the changes, where the values are created based upon information related to the instructions;
creating nodes based upon at least one value associated with each of at least two of the at least two criteria and upon the identity of the one or more files; and
storing the instructions as change information in at least one node of a tree structure that has at least two nodes, where the at least two nodes are arranged based upon at least one value associated with each of at least two of the at least two criteria and upon the identity of the one or more files.