SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF, AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF, AND ACCESS TO MULTI-CLOUD DOCUMENTS THAT RESIDE ACROSS DISSIMILAR CLOUDS, DEVICES, AND OPERATING SYSTEMS AND THAT ARE ACCESSED BY MULTIPLE DISSIMILAR APPLICATIONS

摘要

System and services are described that permit the creation of "multi-cloud documents." Multiple synchronized copies of a single document may be synchronized across dissimilar clouds, devices (both mobile and stationary), and operating systems. This may be implemented using software on the devices, in conjunction with an intermediate cloud. Multi- cloud documents may also be shared with other uses using dissimilar clouds, devices, or applications. Documents may be locked on a fine-structured level to minimize the possibility of edit collisions.