Interactive database systems and methods for environments with high concentrations of mobile users
US8290898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/273
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A database system usable in a high user concentration environment includes a central database containing content relating to associated users. Software is configured for loading onto associated portable computers carried by the users. The software when executed on one of the associated portable computers performs a method including: (i) downloading from the central database a selected sub-set of the content before the associated portable computer enters the high user concentration environment; (ii) generating modifications or additions to the downloaded sub-set of the content; and (iii) at least while the associated portable computer is within the high user concentration environment, occasionally wirelessly connecting with the central database to upload at least some of the generated modifications or additions to the central database and to download other modifications or additions to the selected sub-set of content.
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