Network folder synchronization
US10911518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1095
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Synchronization of folders shared among multiple clients over a network is provided. A first user of a first client instantiates a folder to be shared, and the folder and its contents are synchronized with a host system. As the user makes changes to the folder and its contents on the first client, those changes are propagated to the synchronized version on the host server. Other clients who will be sharing the synchronized folder register with the host system and obtain a current version of the synchronized folder and contents. As the contents of the synchronized folder are changed by any of the clients, the changes are propagated to the host system, which in turn delivers the changes to each of the clients registered as sharing that folder. In this way, each client participating in the share has a current version of the folder and its contents.
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