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System and method for peer to peer synchronization of files

A file and folder technology, applied in the platform field, which can solve problems such as unreliable connection interruption, failure of file synchronization solution, and inability to perform maintenance.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-23
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Additionally, file sync solutions that depend on intermediate servers can fail, be unmaintained, or experience unpredictable connection outages that can make file sync features less reliable than desired

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[0009] Figure 1 illustrates an environment in which a system and method for peer-to-peer synchronization of files or other content may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, a user may use or access a group of multiple computers, clients, or other machines for business, personal, or other purposes, including a first machine 102 shown as a desktop computer and a laptop or other mobile computer The second machine 114 . Other computers, clients, or other machines may be synchronized, including, for example, networked cellular phones, networked email clients, networked personal digital assistants, networked media players, or other hardware. In operation as shown, connections such as Universal Serial Bus, FireWire TM connection, bluetooth TM connection, wifi TM A connection 118 or other wired, wireless, optical, or other channel or connection connects the first machine 102 and the second machine 114 . According to embodiments of the present...

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A seamless, peer-to-peer mechanism for sharing files, folders, directories, or other stored content on an automatic compatible basis between networked machines (102, 114), such as user desktops, laptops, or cellular devices. Systems and methods for file synchronization capabilities. A synchronization engine (108) may be integrated into the operating systems of these machines to maintain a file system log to record the status of a given file indicating whether or to which destination machines (114) a transfer has taken place. The sync engine (108) may also apply versioning logic when a file located on a target machine (114) reflects a newer file version specified for roaming to that machine. Thus, a user can select and complete sharing of desired files to any group of machines (102, 114) without invoking remote servers, storage, or other controls to back up and synchronize the content.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of computer file management, in particular to a platform for selecting and managing file sharing or file synchronization between two or more computers based on peer-to-peer without intermediary server or other external resources. Background technique [0002] Currently, many personal computer users and users of other machines or clients often own or use more than one machine. For example, many business, personal, and other users own or use desktop and laptop computers or other mobile clients or devices. A user who owns or has access to multiple machines may use different machines at different times and for different purposes, yet still often desire to access files or other content that are common to all of those machines. However, most applications, databases, and other resources lack the means to automatically or inherently "roam" or share these files to a common group of machines so that no matter which mac...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/00
CPCG06F17/30176G06F16/1787G06Q50/00
Inventor J·E·布雷扎克M·A·萨玛基N·W·约翰逊R·拉玛瑟伯拉曼尼R·B·吉维斯W·冯科齐
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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