METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SUB-FILE LEVEL SYNCHRONIZATION
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a change to a portion of a file;
generating, at a device capable of storing files, a file identifier in response to the receipt of the indication, the file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of the portion of the file; and
enabling synchronization of the portion of the file based on the sub-file identification.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing sub-file level synchronization may include a processor configured to receive an indication of a change to a portion of a file, generate a file identifier in response to the receipt of the indication, the file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of the portion of the file, and enable synchronization of the portion of the file based on the sub-file identification. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a change to a portion of a file; generating, at a device capable of storing files, a file identifier in response to the receipt of the indication, the file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of the portion of the file; and enabling synchronization of the portion of the file based on the sub-file identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving an indication of a change to a portion of a file; program code instructions for generating a file identifier in response to the receipt of the indication, the file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of the portion of the file; and program code instructions for enabling synchronization of the portion of the file based on the sub-file identification. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
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receive an indication of a change to a portion of a file; generate a file identifier in response to the receipt of the indication, the file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of the portion of the file; and enable synchronization of the portion of the file based on the sub-file identification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving a file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of a portion of a file changed at another device, the file changed at the other device corresponding to a locally stored file; receiving the portion of the file changed at the other device; and enabling synchronization, at a device capable of storing files, of the locally stored file based on the received portion of the file changed. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving a file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of a portion of a file changed at another device, the file changed at the other device corresponding to a locally stored file; program code instructions for receiving the portion of the file changed at the other device; and program code instructions for enabling synchronization of the locally stored file based on the received portion of the file changed. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
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receive a file identifier including a sub-file identification indicative of a portion of a file changed at another device, the file changed at the other device corresponding to a locally stored file; receive the portion of the file changed at the other device; and enable synchronization of the locally stored file based on the received portion of the file changed. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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