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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Bruce Nilo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gordie Freedman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Toby Paterson, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing data between devices and more particularly for synchronizing data between a plurality of peer-to-peer devices in a decentralized environment where no one device stores the most 'recent' or 'true' version of the data. Embodiments of the invention relate concepts of discovering synchronizing peers, communication between peers using special techniques, and using a way station concept as an aid for both discovery and synchronization between peers that are not simultaneously available.