Patent ID: 8108779

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting a modification to information, the modification received from a modifying user included in a group of users sharing the information by separately viewing presentations of the information, the presentations having a first view and at least a second view; transmitting first view data to enable altering the first view for the modifying user based on the modification whether the modification comprises a propagating change to change substance of at least one value of data included in the information, or a non-propagating change that does not change the substance; if the modification comprises a propagating change: transmitting second view data to enable altering the at least a second view for at least some of the group of users, not including the modifying user, based on the modification, and transmitting refresh data to enable displaying a refresh display indicator to be activated before the at least a second view is fully updated to reflect the propagating change; and otherwise refraining from the transmitting of the second view data.