Lawrence M Rich

US Patent:

7769787, Aug 3, 2010

Filed:

Jul 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/780583

Inventors:

Brent Tzion Hailpern - Katonah NY, US
Da Ming Hao - Beijing, CN
Lin Luo - Beijing, CN
Peter Kenneth Malkin - Ardsley NY, US
Harold Ossher - South Salem NY, US
Lawrence Scott Rich - Cary NC, US
Dave Thomson - Ontario, CA
Zhong Tian - Beijing, CN
John Wiegand - Wilsonville OR, US
Hang Jun Ye - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707803, 713156, 713187, 717101, 717110

Abstract:

A method and system for maintaining originality-related information about elements in an editable object. It is determined that an element has been edited in the editable object. The originality-related information about the element, including the element's creator, is identified and recorded by embedding the originality-related information in the editable object, storing the originality-related information in an attached file, or storing the originality-related information in association with the element in a repository configured to be shared by different editable objects and further configured to be queried for elements of the different editable objects in association with originality-related information pertaining to the elements of the different editable objects. Whether the element is in compliance with a policy relating to the originality-related information about the element is assessed, and a result of the assessing (indicating compliance or non-compliance of the element with the policy) may be transmitted to a user.