Method of synchronising three or more electronic devices and a computer system for implementing that method

• US 20070033271A1
• Filed: 10/12/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Guiheneuf, Bertrand, Noyau, Eric, Hullot, Jean-Marie, Cerveau, Laurent
• Granted Patent: US 7,689,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling

Abstract

Methods, systems and machine readable media for synchronising three or more electronic devices. In one exemplary method of synchronising three or more electronic devices, said method comprises: a) selecting at least one category of record for synchronisation; b) storing an original value and a changed value of each changed record from a selected record category; c) establishing an electronic connection between at least two devices; d) comparing the records of the selected record categories; e) determining any changed record; f) identifying the updated device with the changed record having an original value the same as the value of the record in the other previous device; and g) changing the value of the record in the previous device to the changed value.

Claims

1. A method of synchronising three or more electronic devices, said method comprising:

a) selecting at least one category of record for synchronisation;

b) storing an original value and a changed value of each changed record from a selected record category;

c) establishing an electronic connection between at least two devices;

d) comparing the records of the selected record categories;

e) determining any changed record;

f) identifying the updated device with the changed record having an original value the same as the value of the record in the other previous device; and

g) changing the value of the record in the previous device to the changed value.