Dynamic bandwidth control
First Claim
1. A method of computer network data transfer, the method comprising:
- determining, by an updating user, an update data subset relating to a data object maintained by an owning network user in a multiple user network application shared data space, wherein the updating user maintains a local copy corresponding to the data object and the update data subset specifies a set of data fields that is less than or equal to a full data update for the data object;
sending, by the updating user, a network data update request message to the owning network user, the network data update request message requesting the determined update data subset from the owning network user; and
receiving, by the updating user, update data from the owning network user for the data object comprising the set of data fields as determined by the updating user.
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Abstract
Data transfer over a computer network relating to a data object of a multiple user network application, from a network user who owns the data object to an updating user, is achieved by transfer of a subset of data fields that define the data object, such that the subset of data fields is specified by the updating user and is less than or equal to a full update transfer comprising updated values for all the data fields that define the data object. Each data object is defined by multiple data fields, such that the transfer of a subset of the data object data fields ensures that the network bandwidth utilized for data updates will be reduced from the situation in which all the defining data fields for an object being updated are transferred over the network.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of computer network data transfer, the method comprising:
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determining, by an updating user, an update data subset relating to a data object maintained by an owning network user in a multiple user network application shared data space, wherein the updating user maintains a local copy corresponding to the data object and the update data subset specifies a set of data fields that is less than or equal to a full data update for the data object; sending, by the updating user, a network data update request message to the owning network user, the network data update request message requesting the determined update data subset from the owning network user; and receiving, by the updating user, update data from the owning network user for the data object comprising the set of data fields as determined by the updating user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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a network communication interface that supports data transfer between the device and a network; and a central processing unit that executes program instructions to provide a multiple user network application in which, the device determines an update data subset relating to a data object maintained by an owning network user in a multiple user network application shared data space, wherein the device maintains a local copy corresponding to the data object and the update data subset specifies a set of data fields that is less than or equal to a full data update for the data object;
the device sends a network data update request message to the owning network user that requests the determined update data subset from the owning network user; and
the device receives update data from the owning network user for the data object comprising the set of data fields as specified by the determined update data subset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of data transfer over a computer network from a data object owning user to an updating user, the method comprising:
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determining update data at the owning user for a set of data fields that define a data object in a multiple user network application; determining, by the updating user, an update data message that specifies an update data subset relating to the data object for the multiple user network application, wherein the update data subset specifies a set of data fields of the data object that are less than or equal to a number of data fields comprising the update data determined by the owning user; and sending, by the updating user, the update date message requesting the update data subset to the owning user.
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27. A program product for use in a computer device that executes program instructions recorded in a computer-readable storage media to perform a method for data transfer over a computer network, the program product comprising:
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a non-transitory storage media; and a plurality of computer-readable instructions embedded in the non-transitory storage media and executed by the computer device to perform a method comprising; determining, by the computer device, an update data subset relating to a data object maintained by an owning network user in a multiple user network application shared data space, wherein the computer device maintains a local copy corresponding to the data object and the update data subset specifies a set of data fields that is less than or equal to a full data update for the data object; sending, by the computer device, a network data update request message to the owning network user, the network data update request message requesting the determined update data subset from the owning network user; and receiving, by the computer device, update data from the owning network user for the data object comprising the set of data fields as specified by the determined update data subset. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer device that transfers data over a computer network, the computer device comprising:
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a processor that executes a multiple user network application such that the computer device comprises a local client of the multiple user network application; determination means in the computer device for determining an update data subset relating to a data object maintained by an owning network user in a multiple user network application shared data space, wherein the computer device maintains a local copy corresponding to the data object and the update data subset specifies a set of data fields that is less than or equal to a full data update of the data object; communication means in the computer device for sending a network data update request message to the owning network user, the network data update request message requesting the determined update data subset from the owning network user; and receiving means in the computer device for receiving update data from the owning network user for the data object comprising the set of data fields as determined by the determination means in the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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