File synchronization between multiple nodes
US8195608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/178
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and products for storing data for synchronizing one or more files between two or more nodes. One embodiment of the method includes commencing to create a metadata object associated with a file to be synchronized: determining a file location on the or each node; adding the file location of the or each node to the metadata object such that the metadata object includes details relating to the file and the location thereof in one or more of the two or more nodes; and making the metadata object available to predetermined users via a central server.
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