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Synchronizing configuration information among multiple clients

US8341249B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

6References

30Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Brian D. Rakowski · Menlo Park, US
Kristina Holst · San Francisco, US
Aaron Boodman · San Francisco, US
Marria S. Nazif · San Francisco, US
Fritz Schneider · Paia, US
Glen Murphy · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2011
Grant date	Dec 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/0813
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user of multiple client devices (clients) makes application configuration changes on the clients from time to time. The configuration changes are stored in a local event log on each client, as well as in a synchronization server. When one of the clients connects to the synchronization server, for example when the user logs into the synchronization server while using a respective client, the configuration information in the server and client is synchronized. Conflicts, if any, in the configuration changes for a respective application are resolved in accordance with a conflict resolution procedure or conflict resolution rules associated with that application.

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