Patent ID: 8140473
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of real-time file synchronization, comprising: segmenting a file to be synchronized into a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments representing a portion of the file to be displayed on at least two systems; indexing the plurality of segments into a file index, the file index is organized based on the formats of the files to be synchronized; generating a synchronization key, the synchronization key being included within the file to be synchronized; transmitting a synchronization signal if a segment change is detected, the synchronization signal including a file index value, the file index value representing the segment change; receiving the synchronization signal; transmitting the file to be synchronized to a plurality of slave systems; broadcasting the synchronization key to the plurality of slave systems; and synchronizing the file to be synchronized on each system of the plurality of slave systems, the file being synchronized upon receipt of the synchronization signal and being synchronized to the file index value.