Patent
Content synchronization among associated computing devices
Bassam A. Saliba,Saed H. Nashef,John Yii +2 more
- 30 Aug 2007
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe methods, apparatuses, and articles for synchronizing contents of associated computing devices in various embodiments, including receiving, by a first computing device, from a shared server, a notification that content on a second computing device has been created or updated.
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Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles for synchronizing contents of associated computing devices are described herein In various embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a first computing device, from a shared server, a notification that content on a second computing device has been created or updated The first computing device may also request at least a first portion of the created/updated content from the second computing device to contribute to synchronizing the first and second computing devices with respect to the content Further, the first computing device may receive at least a second portion of the created/updated content from the second computing device to effectuate said contribution to synchronizing the first and second computing devices with respect to the content
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