METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING GLOBAL EQUIVALENCY SETS TO IDENTIFY DATA DURING PEER-TO-PEER SYNCHRONIZATION
First Claim
1. A method for operating a synchronization server installed and running on a local processing system, the method comprising:
- storing, on a local processing system, one or more local associated data sets each having associated therewith a local global equivalency identification datum (GID);
receiving from a client processing system a remote associated data set having associated therewith a remote GID;
identifying the remote associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the remote GID is equivalent to a local GID of one of the one or more local associated data sets;
upon identifying the remote associated data set as new, identifying the remote data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the remote associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one local associated data set;
upon identifying the remote associated data set as independently created, associating the remote and local associated data sets as corresponding to each other at the local processing system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for synchronization including the use of a global equivalency identification datum or set of datum. A universally unique identification datum may be associated with each independently created associated data set. In some embodiments, a synchronization server software element may be responsible for maintaining synchronization for a plurality of clients, including software elements or devices. A record believed to be new by the software elements may verify that the record is actually new. In some embodiments, verification of the record'"'"'s newness involves assuming that the local ID is a global identification datum and comparing that datum to the all the sets of datum that the Sync-Server knows about. The synchronization server software element may use a table to hold information for all of the records known to that element. In some embodiments these records may have been deleted in the past.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for operating a synchronization server installed and running on a local processing system, the method comprising:
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storing, on a local processing system, one or more local associated data sets each having associated therewith a local global equivalency identification datum (GID); receiving from a client processing system a remote associated data set having associated therewith a remote GID; identifying the remote associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the remote GID is equivalent to a local GID of one of the one or more local associated data sets; upon identifying the remote associated data set as new, identifying the remote data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the remote associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one local associated data set; upon identifying the remote associated data set as independently created, associating the remote and local associated data sets as corresponding to each other at the local processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 55)
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7. A method of synchronizing a first system with a second system, each system having stored thereon one or more current associated data sets each having associated therewith a global equivalency identification datum (GID), the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first system, a first associated data set having associated therewith a first GID transmitted from a second system; identifying the received first associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the first GID of the received first associated data set is equivalent to a second GID of one of the current associated data sets, the current associated data sets on the first system; upon identifying the received first associated data set as new, identifying each new associated data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the received first associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one current associated data set; upon identifying the received first associated data set as independently created, associating the received and current associated data sets as corresponding to each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 54)
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31. A system for synchronizing structured data, the system comprising:
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a processor resource and a memory resource for storing data associated with operations of said processor resource; a first software element representing a sync server for execution on said processor resource; a plurality of second software elements, each said second software element representing a synchronizing entity, each of said second software elements for running on said processor resource; a first structured data record and an associated first unique ID created by a first synchronizing entity, said first structured data record representing data associated with a first item; a second structured data record and an associated second unique ID created by a second synchronizing entity, said second structured data record representing data associated with said first item; said first software element further comprising; a first sub element for associating a global equivalency identification datum (GID) with each of said first structured data record and said second structured data record; a second sub element for using said GIDs in a first data structure, said first data structure for maintaining associations between a plurality of structured data records that represent data associated with said first item. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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42. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon for a synchronization server function, the synchronization server function adapted to be executed on a local computer system to:
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store, on the local computer system, one or more local associated data sets each having associated therewith a local global equivalency identification datum (GID); receive from a client computer system a remote associated data set having associated therewith a remote GID; identify the remote associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the remote GID is equivalent to a local GID of one of the one or more local associated data sets; upon identifying the remote associated data set as new, identify the remote data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the remote associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one local associated data set; upon identifying the remote associated data set as independently created, associate the remote and local associated data sets as corresponding to each other at the local computer system. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored therein to synchronize a first system with a second system, each system having stored thereon one or more current associated data sets each having associated therewith a global equivalency identification datum (GID), wherein the computer readable instructions adapted to be executed on a first system to:
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receive a first associated data set having associated therewith a first GID transmitted from a second system; identify the received first associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the first GID of the received first associated data set is equivalent to a second GID of one of the current associated data sets, the current associated data sets on the first system; upon identifying the received first associated data set as new, identify each new associated data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the received first associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one current associated data set; upon identifying the received first associated data set as independently created, associate the received and current associated data sets as corresponding to each other. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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56. A device comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more current associated data sets each having associated therewith a global equivalency identification datum (GID); and one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are programmed to; receive a first associated data set having associated therewith a first GID transmitted from a second device; identify the received first associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the first GID of the received first associated data set is equivalent to a second GID of one of the current associated data sets, the current associated data sets on the first device; upon identifying the received first associated data set as new, identify each new associated data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the received first associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one current associated data set; upon identifying the received first associated data set as independently created, associate the received and current associated data sets as corresponding to each other. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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58. A device comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more current associated data sets each having associated therewith a global equivalency identification datum (GID); and one or more processors to synchronize items on the device with items on a second device; wherein the one or more processors are programmed to; store, on the device one or more local associated data sets each having associated therewith a local global equivalency identification datum (GID); receiving from a client device a remote associated data set having associated therewith a remote GID; identifying the remote associated data set as one of new or old by determining if the remote GID is equivalent to a local GID of one of the one or more local associated data sets; upon identifying the remote associated data set as new, identifying the remote data set as one of truly new or independently created by checking at least one identity key of the remote associated data set against at least one identity key of at least one local associated data set; upon identifying the remote associated data set as independently created, associating the remote and local associated data sets as corresponding to each other at the device. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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