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`c12) United States Patent
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`Multer et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,156,074 Bl
`Apr. 10, 2012
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`(54) DATA TRANSFER AND SYNCHRONIZATION
`SYSTEM
`
`(75)
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`Inventors: David L. Multer, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
`Robert E. Garner, Lawrenceville, GA
`(US); Leighton A. Ridgard, Ellenwood,
`GA (US); Liam J. Stannard,
`Lawrenceville, GA (US); Donald W.
`Cash, Dunwoody, GA (US); Richard M.
`Onyon, San Jose, CA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.,
`Bridgewater, NJ (US)
`
`CN
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`( *) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 1826 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 09/491,675
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`(22) Filed:
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`Jan.26,2000
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`G06F 7100
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl. ........................................ 707/610; 707/749
`(58) Field of Classification Search ..................... 705/9;
`707/200---205, 1-10, 3.1, 100-104.1, 610,
`707/749; 709/223, 254, 228, 248
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`Primary Examiner - Shahid Alam
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Haverstock & Owens LLP
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A data transmission system and method which optimizes
`transfer and updates of information between systems by pro(cid:173)
`viding difference information between the systems is dis(cid:173)
`closed. A system includes a differencing transmitter transmit(cid:173)
`ting at least one set of difference transactions and a
`differencing receiver receiving said at least one set of differ(cid:173)
`ence transactions A method for synchronizing at least a first
`file and a second file resident on a first and a second systems,
`respectively, is provided. The method comprises the steps of:
`determining difference data resulting from changes to a first
`file on the first system; transmitting the difference informa(cid:173)
`tion to a second system; applying the difference information
`to generate change data for the second file; and updating the
`second file on the second system with the difference data.
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