Optimizing file replication using binary comparisons
US7203708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Client and server based copies of a file are maintained in synchronicity as changes are made to the file. Data is compared to a previous version known to both the client and server and a highly compressed representation of the differences between the two is generated. These differences, or “diffs”, are then transmitted, and may use extensions to the HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) protocol.
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