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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Ashish Shah, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ashish Shah, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Several embodiments of the present invention comprise a storage platform that provides a synchronization service that (i) allows multiple instances of the storage platform (each with its own data store) to synchronize parts of their content according to a flexible set of rules, and (ii) provides an infrastructure for third parties to synchronize the data store of the storage platform of the present invention with with other data sources that implement proprietary protocols. In various embodiments, storage-platform-to-storage-platform synchronization occurs among a group of participating 'replicas.' For example, it may be desirable to provide synchronization between the data store of the storage platform with another remote data store under the control of another instance of the storage platform, perhaps running on a different computer system.