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Methods, apparatus, systems and computer readable mediums for use in sharing information between entities

US8918447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Oliver Frick · Donaueschingen, DE
Atul M. Sudhalkar · Ann Arbor, US
Priti Mulchandani · Dublin, IE
Luan O'Carroll · Dublin, IE
Jochen Thierer · Bruchsal, DE
Theodore John Garrish, Jr. · Belmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2010
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/71
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first processing system, information indicating that a second processing system has content that is to be provided to the first processing system; receiving, by the first processing system, content and at least one identifier from the second processing system; determining, by the first processing system and based at least in part on the at least one identifier, whether the content is another version of content previously received by the first processing system; receiving, by the first processing system, information indicating that a third processing system is to receive content from the first processing system; and transmitting, by the first processing system, the content, at least one identifier and version information to the third processing system, wherein the version information indicates whether the transmitted content is another version of content that has been previously transmitted by the first processing system to the third processing system.

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