Updating a copy of a remote document stored in a local computer system
First Claim
1. A method of updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that isconnectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the method comprising the steps of:
- A. downloading, by the update network device, an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device;
B. comparing, by the update network device, the origin document to the update copy;
C. modifying, by the update network device, the update copy when a change in the origin document is detected in step B;
D. comparing the update copy to the local copy by the update network device; and
E. modifying, responsive to the step D of comparing, the local copy when the local computer system is reconnected to the network.
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Abstract
In response to a command by a local computer system, a copy of a remote document is downloaded onto a remote update network device from an origin network device. A predetermined time after the remote document copy is downloaded, the update network device interfaces with the origin network device to compare the remote document with the remote document copy. If the remote document has been modified since it was copied onto the update network device, the remote document copy is updated to reflect the modifications. When the local computer system reconnects to the network, the updated remote document copy may be downloaded into the memory of the local computer system if the remote document copy on the update network device is different than a local copy of the remote document stored in the local computer system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that is
connectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the method comprising the steps of: -
A. downloading, by the update network device, an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; B. comparing, by the update network device, the origin document to the update copy; C. modifying, by the update network device, the update copy when a change in the origin document is detected in step B; D. comparing the update copy to the local copy by the update network device; and E. modifying, responsive to the step D of comparing, the local copy when the local computer system is reconnected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that is connectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the apparatus comprising:
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a downloader for downloading an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; a first comparator on the update network device for comparing the update copy and the origin document; and means for modifying the update copy, said modifying means modifying the update copy when the origin document is detected by the first comparator to be different than the update copy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for use with a local computer system having a memory and being connectable by a network to an origin network device having a memory and to an update network device having a memory, the computer program product updating a local document copy, stored in the local computer system memory, of an origin document stored in the origin network device memory, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including:
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program code for downloading, by the update network device, an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; first program code for comparing, by the update network device, the origin document to the update copy; first program code for modifying, by the update network device, the update copy when the update copy differs from the origin document; second program code for comparing the update copy to the local copy; and second program code for modifying the local copy when the local computer system is reconnected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that is connectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the apparatus comprising:
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a downloader for downloading an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; a first comparator on the update network device for comparing the update copy and the origin document; a second comparator for comparing the update copy to the local copy; a first modifier for modifying the update copy if the origin document is different than the update copy; and a second modifier for modifying, responsive to the second comparator, the local copy when the local computer system is reconnected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. An apparatus for updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that is connectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the apparatus comprising:
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a downloader for downloading an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; a first comparator on the update network device for comparing the update copy and the origin document; a second comparator for comparing the update copy to the local copy; a first modifier for modifying the update copy if the origin document is different than the update copy, said first modifier including; means for deleting the update copy; means for downloading a new copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; and means for designating the new copy of the origin document as the update copy.
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30. An apparatus for updating a local copy of an origin document, the local copy being stored in memory of a local computer system that is connectable to a network, the origin document being stored in memory of an origin network device that is connectable to the local computer system via the network, the local computer system also being connectable, via the network, to an update network device having a memory, the apparatus comprising:
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a downloader for downloading an update copy of the origin document into the memory of the update network device; a first comparator on the update network device for comparing the update copy and the origin document; a second comparator for comparing the update copy to the local copy; a first modifier for modifying the update copy if the origin document is different than the update copy; and means for causing the update network device to periodically access the origin network device.
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Specification