Preserving consistency in distributed embedded collaborative editing systems

Abstract

The increasing quest for mobility bolster the integration of technology of computer supported cooperative work and mobile computing. In cooperative editing systems that integrated with embedded devices, inconsistency is one of the major problems. In this paper, locking scheme and the corresponding algorithm of locking conflict solution are proposed to maintain consistency of the distributed shared documents and enhance the efficiency of collaborative users. The scheme and algorithm are realized in CoEdit - a prototype system of collaborative editing system. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.