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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2008
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Jean-yves Clement, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Saint-Laurent-Du-Var, FR;
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Jean-Yves Clement, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Saint-Laurent-Du-Var, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for synchronizing communicating entities in a decentralized network. The method begins with a recipient entity receiving data comprising a first timestamp and a first distance. The first timestamp being the time the first data was broadcast; the first distance being a distance from the sender's synchronization time. Next the recipient entity receives data comprising a second timestamp and a second distance. The second timestamp being the time the second data was broadcast; the second distance being a distance from the sender's synchronization time. Based on the first and second timestamps and distances, the recipient entity calculates a new synchronization time. Next, the recipient entity broadcasts to at least one entity in the decentralized network data comprising a third timestamp and a third distance. The third timestamp being the time the third data was broadcast; the third distance being a distance from the recipient entity's synchronization time.