Patent ID: 7206796
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for initializing a database system having one client computer and a server computer, comprising: determining if the server computer contains a database; copying a client computer database to the server computer, if the server computer does not contain a database; synchronizing the client computer database with the server computer database if the server computer contains a database, wherein synchronizing the client computer database with the server computer database includes: in response to receiving a user-generated command, configuring the database for: deleting the server computer database if the server computer contains a database and if the user-generated command dictates that a database only be stored on the client computer; determining if the client computer database last server access time is within a predetermined period of time from a clock time maintained by the server computer; and downloading the server computer database to the client computer, if the client computer database last server access time is not within a predetermined period of time from a clock time maintained by the server computer.