Patent ID: 6968372
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for synchronizing at least one variable among a plurality of members of a parent-child hierarchy based on data values exchanged between said plurality of members, wherein each member has a calculated value of the variable, said method comprising: sending a first data value from a child to a parent of the child, said first data value representing a contribution to the variable from the child and any members subordinate to the child in the hierarchy; updating, by the parent, a second data value with the received first data value, said second data value representing a contribution to the variable from all members other than the parent; transmitting a third data value from the parent to the child, said third data value representing a contribution to the variable from all members other than the child and other than any members subordinate to the child in the hierarchy; and updating, by the child, a fourth data value with the transmitted third data value, said fourth data value representing a contribution to the variable from all members other than the child.