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Multi-way, Peer-to-Peer Synchronization

  • US 20110004584A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2010
  • Published: 01/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of synchronizing data elements between devices, the method comprising:

  • directly receiving at a first device, from only one of multiple peer devices with which the first device is configured to synchronize, a remote data identifier and a corresponding change instruction;

    determining whether the remote data identifier is included in a mapping in the first device; and

    if the remote identifier is included in the mapping, applying the corresponding change instruction to a data element in the first device that is associated by the mapping to the remote data identifier; and

    if the remote identifier is not included in the mapping, creating a new data element to correspond to the remote data identifier.

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