Method for synchronizing and updating bookmarks on multiple computer devices
US7711707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multiple computer devices are networked, and one device is designated as a bookmark server. The bookmark server stores and maintains a master bookmark database that is available to all the networked devices. Each bookmark in the bookmark database includes a bookmark time stamp. If a bookmark is added, deleted or changed at any device, then a transaction request is sent to the bookmark server. The transaction request includes a transaction time stamp indicating the time that the transaction request was created. The bookmark server analyzes the transaction requests according to the time stamps. If multiple transaction requests are received for a single bookmark, then only the most recent transaction request is honored and other transaction requests related to the bookmark are ignored. Also, a transaction request is ignored if the transaction time stamp is older than the corresponding bookmark time stamp.
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