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Updating multiple computing devices

US8255571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

26Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher Sharp · Fort Myers, US
Karl M. Groethe · San Francisco, US
Andy Belk · Portola Valley, US
Stuart Slack · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2009
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/60
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a server site that includes a memory for storing update data sets that correspond to data sets stored on multiple computing devices of a user. The system also includes a synchronization manager for determining that one computing device associated with the user and another computing device associated with the user are absent one or more data updates stored in the memory at the server site. The synchronization manager is configured to send in parallel, absent establishing a data transfer lock, the one or more data updates to the both computing devices of the user for updating the corresponding data stored on each computing device.

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