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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2001
Applicants:

Stephen D. Flanagin, Sammamish, WA (US);

Brian Moore, Sammamish, WA (US);

Greg Friedman, Redmond, WA (US);

Frank Stephen Serdy, Sammamish, WA (US);

Salim Alam, Sammamish, WA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen D. Flanagin, Sammamish, WA (US);

Brian Moore, Sammamish, WA (US);

Greg Friedman, Redmond, WA (US);

Frank Stephen Serdy, Sammamish, WA (US);

Salim Alam, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A protocol for synchronizing data is provided. Additionally, a system and method of using the protocol are also provided. The protocol allows responses to be grouped with commands in a single XML document. It provides a command for requesting a single object be sent without requiring that all unsynchronized objects be sent. It provides a command for specifying how many objects at a time should be sent and a response that indicates that more objects are available to be sent. It provides a means for arbitrarily extending the protocol in application-specific ways. It provides a means for sending updates while requesting that no updates be sent back.


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