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Inline user addressing in chat and document editing sessions
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Inventors: Cohen; Gabriel (Alameda, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Cohen; Gabriel
Alameda
CA
US
Assignee: Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Appl. No.: 13/166,751
Filed: June 22, 2011

Abstract
A computer-implemented method is executed on a server having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving document editing commands, for editing a respective document, from one or more users in a document editing session, and editing the respective document in accordance with the commands received from the users. The received commands including document text for the document. The method further includes detecting, within the respective document text, an embedded request to invite a specified user to access the respective document, and responding by sending an invitation to the specified user, and, if needed, adding the specified user to an access control list of the respective document to enable the specified user to access the document in response to detecting the embedded request.