Distributed method for synchronizing and updating bookmarks on multiple computer devices
US8001077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multiple computer devices are networked, and each computer device stores a bookmark database. A user can add delete or change bookmarks on any of the computer devices. Alterations made to a bookmark database are stored locally. Every alteration is time stamped. If a bookmark is deleted, it is marked as deleted, but not erased from the local bookmark database. Bookmark databases stored on other computer devices are unaffected by changes made to the bookmark database stored on the local device. In order to update and synchronize all the bookmark databases, the local device receives the data from all the other bookmark databases. Then, the time stamps for each bookmark are compared, and the bookmarks with the most recent time stamps are assembled in a new master bookmark database. The new master bookmark database is then sent to all participating devices in the network.
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