A method and system for managing data (i.e., objects) that are shared by multiple instances of a shared application program. A shared application program is an application program that is executing simultaneously on multiple computers and that has a copy of data that is being shared by each instance...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6574674?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6574674 - Method and system for managing data while sharing application programs
