Patent ID: 7917083
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A content system, comprising: a computer having a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of content of a user; a mobile handset having a mobile handset content store that stores one or more pieces of content, the mobile handset having a display that displays the one or more pieces of content stored on the mobile handset and the plurality of pieces of content stored on the computer; and a content identifier generator, resident on the computer, that generates a deterministic identifier for each piece of content and wherein the deterministic identifier is shared between the computer and the mobile handset, wherein the content identifier generator further comprises a gathering unit that gathers one or more attributes for a particular piece of content, the one or more attributes includes a title of the particular piece of content and a size of the particular piece of content, an encoding unit that encodes at least one of the one or more attributes to form an encoded attribute, and a generator unit that generates a deterministic identifier for the particular piece of content based on the encoded attribute and the size of the particular piece of content.