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Determining priority between data items

  • US 7,337,193 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2002
  • Issued: 02/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for causing a computing device to perform a method comprising the steps of:

  • deciding if a data atom has been deleted within said computing device;

    incrementing a synchronization counter value of said computing device, provided said data atom has been deleted within said computing device;

    including an identity of said computing device and said synchronization counter value with a pedigree of said data atom that has been deleted, after said incrementing;

    deleting data associated with said data atom except for said data atom'"'"'s identity, deleted status and said pedigree;

    synchronizing said computing device with a second computing device after said deleting; and

    modifying a copy of said data atom that was deleted on said second device in response to said synchronizing.

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