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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Michael John Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel Plastina, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel Plastina, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30578 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/329 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99954 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for selectively synchronizing, with a media library, media files within folders of a filing system. This system and method can preferentially synchronize certain folders rather than others based on whether or not the folders have been modified. This system and method can also maintain synchronization between a media library and a filing system by regularly checking for changes in the filing system.