Synchronizing distributed work through document logs

US007949666B2

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United States Patent

Wolff et al.

(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 7,949,666 B2 May 24, 2011

(54) SYNCHRONIZING DISTRIBUTED WORK THROUGH DOCUMENT LOGS

(75) Inventors: Gregory J. Wolff, Redwood City, CA (US); Kurt W. Piersol, Campbell, CA (US)

(73) Assignee: Ricoh, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 760 days.

(21) Appl.No.: 10/887,998

(22) Filed: Jul. 9, 2004

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2006/0010095 Al Jan. 12, 2006

(51) Int. CI.

G06F 7/00 (2006.01)
G06F17/30 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 707/753; 707/803; 713/165; 380/281

(58) Field of Classification Search None

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