Patent ID: 8135682
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for administrating over changes to Shared records by a plurality of users authorized to do so, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of users with record A, which is Shared by the plurality users, who also have authority to change record A; providing in combination with the plurality of users a Host, a Shared Record storage and an Intermediate record storage such that all, or all but the Host and Shared Record storage, are distinct and separate nodes on a computer network populated by numerous distributed nodes wherein communications between two nodes are non-persistent such that when a discrete communication is completed over a given channel the given channel is thereafter is broken off; configuring the Host to officiate over an official version of record A; said Host responding to a request-for-service from a user one of the plurality of users by copying record A from Shared Record storage, attaching user one as owner, and sending the copy of record A, having user one attached as owner, to Intermediate record storage; said Intermediate record storage: in response to accepting user one's copy of record A from Intermediate record storage, user one changing user one's copy of record A and sending user one's copy of record A with changes to Intermediate record storage; in response to accepting user one's copy of record A with changes, and provided that Intermediate record storage is able to locate and send a copy of Intermediate record storage's copy of record A, having user one attached as owner, then Intermediate record storage:  if however Intermediate record storage is not able to locate and send a copy of Intermediate record storage's copy of record A, having user one attached as owner, then Intermediate record storage: in response to accepting Intermediate record storage's communication, Host transacting the following: if the communication comprises Intermediate record storage's copy of record A, having user one attached as owner, along with user one's copy of record A with changes, then Host compares: with and if both records A are the same, then, result I, for user one:— if the records A are not the same or if the Intermediate record storage communication comprises: then result II, for user one:—