Network folder resynchronization
US9401959B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1095
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resynchronization of folders shared among multiple client devices over a network is provided. Metadata and hash values stored on the client device are moved from a metadata database to a resynchronization database, and the data in the metadata database is deleted. Metadata is created for locally stored synchronized files. For each file, the created metadata is compared to the metadata stored in the resynchronization database. If the metadata matches, hash values are retrieved from the resynchronization database and stored with the created metadata in the metadata database. If the metadata does not match, hashes for the file are created and stored with the created metadata in the metadata database. A synchronization operation may be performed which consists of comparing the files stored on the client to the synchronized versions on a host server and updating or adding files that are not present or not up to date.
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