Patent ID: 7310657
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a collaboration work object, the object having been created based on collaboration work by using a computer system having a plurality of user systems connected to each other, alternatively a plurality of user systems connected to each other through a computer network, comprising the steps of: causing one of the user systems to store object data contained in collaboration work data received from the other user systems in an object management table by relating the data to a node identification code of each of the other user systems, wherein said object management table comprises node identification codes, object data, and graying-out flags; displaying on the screen of said user system the collaboration work objects created during a collaboration work session; displaying on the screen of said user system the owners of collaboration work objects created during said collaboration work session, wherein an owner is the creator of objects and wherein a particular owner can be selected; and displaying upon the selection of said particular owner by a system user all of said particular owner's collaboration work objects created by said particular owner during the collaboration work session in a manner such that the selected owner's collaboration work objects are discriminated from said other collaboration work objects, wherein a node identification code given for a user system of the selected owner by referring to a user management table of the user system and the work objects related to the obtained node identification code by referring to the object management table are obtained, wherein said user management table comprises node identification codes, user names, owner identifiers, and security levels.