Patent ID: 6425016
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A collaboration of distributed user sites having shared computer information comprising:a local user site having a collaboration manager for creating at least one model object, for interacting with collaboration managers at other of said distributed user sites and for executing transactions for reading and writing said at least one local model object created by said collaboration manager for responding to requests pertaining to said shared computer information, interface means for reading and writing said at least one local model object and at least one programming interface for attaching programmer-specified pessimistic and optimistic view object to said at least one local model object; and a plurality of remote user sites each having at least one remote model object and having at least one of an optimistic and pessimistic view object attached to said remote model object, wherein said at least one local model object and said at least one remote model object maintain said shared computer information.