Configurable conflict resolution in a computer implemented distributed database
US5806074A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing adaptable and configurable conflict resolution within a replicated data environment is disclosed. In a distributed database system having a first node and a second node, the first node including a first data structure, the second node including a second data structure, a configurable conflict resolution apparatus is disclosed as comprising; 1) a conflict detection module for detecting a conflicting modification to corresponding portions of the first and the second data structures; 2) a plurality of conflict resolution methods, one or more of the plurality of conflict resolution methods being configurably associated with the corresponding portions of the first and the second data structures; and 3) a conflict resolution module for activating a first conflict resolution method of the one or more of the plurality of conflict resolution methods when the conflict detection module detects the conflicting modification to the corresponding portions of the first and the second data structures.
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