Digital data system
First Claim
1. A digital data system comprising a server and a client capable of communication with one another over a network, the server including:
- an item store holding a plurality of data items, each data item comprising a pointer to a source data entity accessible from the network; and
a component for serving copies of data items to the client; and
the client including;
an item store for holding a copy of one or more of the data items held by the server item store;
a component for requesting a copy of a data item from the server and placing it in the client item store;
a component for validating copies of data items held by the client item store and initiating a request for an updated copy of a data item from the server if the copy held by the item store is out of date; and
a user interface for enabling a user to interact with the data items to access the associated source data entities.
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Abstract
A digital data system comprising a server and a client capable of communication with one another over a network. The server includes an item store holding a plurality of data items, each data item comprising a pointer to a source data entity accessible from the network, and a component for serving copies of data items to the client. The client includes an item store for holding a copy of one or more of the data items held by the server item store and a component for requesting a copy of a data item from the server and placing it in the client item store. The client additionally includes a component for validating copies of data items held by the client item store and initiating a request for an updated copy of a data item from the server if the copy held by the item store is out of date and a user interface for enabling a user to interact with the data items to access the associated source data entities.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital data system comprising a server and a client capable of communication with one another over a network, the server including:
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an item store holding a plurality of data items, each data item comprising a pointer to a source data entity accessible from the network; and
a component for serving copies of data items to the client; and
the client including;
an item store for holding a copy of one or more of the data items held by the server item store;
a component for requesting a copy of a data item from the server and placing it in the client item store;
a component for validating copies of data items held by the client item store and initiating a request for an updated copy of a data item from the server if the copy held by the item store is out of date; and
a user interface for enabling a user to interact with the data items to access the associated source data entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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