Patent ID: 7007045
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a distributed computing system capable of synchronizing data between devices, a method of preserving memory resources by selecting property values to be assigned time-date information used in resolving conflicts between sync values, the method comprising acts of: receiving a plurality of property values from a remote device; selecting a limited set of property values from among the plurality of property values based on the available resources of the remote device; identifying a set of time-date information from a plurality of time-date information corresponding to the plurality of property values, each of the property values in the limited set corresponding to a different portion of the set of time-date information and indicating when each of the property values within the limited set where last modified by a user; storing the different portions of time-date information in a remote database of the remote device, identifying a portion of time-date information from the plurality of time-date information for one or more remaining property values from the plurality of property values, the one or more remaining property values not being in the limited set of property values, and the portion of time-date information corresponding to when at least one of the one or more remaining property values where modified by a user; and storing the identified portion of time-date information in one location in the remote database such that the identified portion of time-date information corresponds to all of the one or more remaining property values.