Selective information synchronization based on implicit user designation
US6505214B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for synchronizing information between computer systems is provided. Certain subsets of information may be synchronized, while excluding other information from the synchronization process. The determination of the information subset to synchronize requires no explicit designation by the user. Instead, the subset of information to be synchronized is ascertained through actions of the user that implicitly indicate the user's interest in the information, allowing for an intuitive assumption of the user's synchronization desires, and requiring no user activity outside of the user's normal operational activity.
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