Patent ID: 6892210
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of synchronizing a database table record with a corresponding database table record in a peer-to-peer computer network, comprising: (a) selecting an original record from an original database table, stored within the memory of a first computer, and storing the original record in the memory of the first computer; (b) identifying a first content from at least one field within the original record; (c) creating a duplicate first content in the memory of the first computer by duplicating the first content; (d) creating a modified first content by modifying the first content within the original record; (e) creating a synchronization object in the memory of the first computer, which object contains a copy of the duplicate first content and a copy of the modified first content; (f) addressing the synchronization object to a second computer; (g) transmitting the synchronization object at any time to the second computer where the object is stored within the memory of the second computer; (h) selecting a corresponding record from a corresponding database table, stored within the memory of the second computer, which corresponding record and corresponding database table correspond respectively to the original record and original database table; (i) identifying a corresponding content from at least one field within the corresponding record, which corresponding content corresponds to the first content; (j) comparing the duplicate first content to the corresponding content; and (k) updating the corresponding content to match the modified first content if the duplicate first content matches the corresponding content.