Single ended synchronization agents
US7487135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A single ended synchronization agent which communicates with a single endpoint. Responsive to instructions from a synchronization manager, a single ended synchronization agent transfers information between its endpoint and a common synchronization engine. Endpoints may include databases, hand held computers, communication links and the like. These novel single ended agent programs in cooperation with a common synchronization engine are able to synchronize databases. The agent programs need not implement synchronization logic and agent programs are required to understand only a single database. These aspects of the single ended agent programs greatly simplify the design, construction and maintenance of this software when compared with the prior art.
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