Adaptive Document Autosaving Rate Based on Different Conditions

摘要

A method for collaborative document editing determines a document update upload rate based on edit characteristics. The document update upload rate is used to determine when edits made via a particular user device are sent to a document collaboration server. The edit characteristics include a number of a plurality of users collaboratively editing a document, a current edit location within the document for one of the users, and the type of connection and speed of the connection between a user device and the document collaboration server. The document update upload rate can be determined in response to a change in one of the edit characteristics.

主权项

1. A method for collaborative document editing comprising:
receiving, at a document collaboration server, a request from a first user device for a master document; determining, at the document collaboration server, a first document update upload rate for the first user device based on a connection type and a connection speed between the first user device and the document collaboration server; transmitting, to the first user device, a first copy of the master document and the first document update upload rate for the first user device; receiving, at the document collaboration server from the first user device, edits from a first user editing the first copy of the master document; determining, at the document collaboration server, a second document update upload rate for the first user device based on edit characteristics including a number of users editing copies of the master document and a current edit location within the first copy of the master document for the first user; and transmitting, to the first user device, the second document update upload rate for the first user device.