Method and apparatus for synchronizing a database with a third party database
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1. A method of changing information in a first database and a second database, comprising:
- receiving an update record N comprising new information to update a first record A in the first database and a second record E in the second database, wherein the first record A and the second record E correspond to the new information; and
merging the update record N, the first record A, and the second record E into a final record F so that F=N|((^N)&
A&
E)|((^(N|A))&
E)|((^(N|E))&
A).
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of changing information in a first database and a second database. The method includes receiving new information. The method also includes receiving a first record from the first database, the first record corresponding to the new information. The method further includes receiving a second record from the second database, the second record corresponding to the new information. The method also includes merging the new information, the first record, and the second record into a final record.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of changing information in a first database and a second database, comprising:
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receiving an update record N comprising new information to update a first record A in the first database and a second record E in the second database, wherein the first record A and the second record E correspond to the new information; and merging the update record N, the first record A, and the second record E into a final record F so that F=N|((^N)&
A&
E)|((^(N|A))&
E)|((^(N|E))&
A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for updating a first database and a second database comprising:
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a processor to perform; means for receiving an update record N comprising new information to update a first record A in the first database and a second record E in the second database, wherein the first record A and the second record E correspond to the new information; and means for merging the update record N, the first record A, and the second record E into a final record F so that F=NI((^N)&
A&
E)I((^(NIA))&
E)I((^(NIE))&
A), wherein the means for merging coupled to the means for receiving. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of changing information in a first database and a second database, the method comprising:
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receiving an update record N comprising new information to update a first record A in the first database and a second record E in the second database, wherein the first record A and the second record E correspond to the new information; and merging the update record N, the first record A, and the second record E into a final record F so that F=NI((^N)&
A&
E)I((^(NIA))&
E)I((^(NIE))&
A). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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