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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2005
Applicants:

Anoop Gupta, Seattle, WA (US);

William E. Stelzel, Issaquah, WA (US);

Anh Phuong Tran, Seattle, WA (US);

Gary William Hall, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Anoop Gupta, Seattle, WA (US);

William E. Stelzel, Issaquah, WA (US);

Anh Phuong Tran, Seattle, WA (US);

Gary William Hall, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methodologies that facilitate synchronization of a mobile device with a source, via employing a file change tracking database table created in non-volatile memory to designate files for synchronization. The subject invention includes a file modification logger that detects and track changes to files across multiple file systems. The file change tracking database table has a plurality of columns such as: a unique identification column that identifies a file, a file name, previous time the file was changed, and previous time the file was synchronized with a particular machine. A list of files that have changed between a current time and an earlier time can be designated for synchronization, by evaluating when was the file last changed and/or synchronized with a source device (e.g., a desktop, or a lap top.)


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