Patent ID: 6044205
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-based communication system comprising:a provider memory storing information;a consumer memory;association means for creating metadata and storing said metadata at said provider memory, said metadata describing association with at least a portion of said information and defining a control structure which is processed at least at the consumer memory to define a process for determining an update of an associated portion of said information in the provider memory associated with said control structure and for controlling communication of said associated portion to said consumer memory when said associated portion is updated;transfer means for transferring and storing a copy of said associated portion and said control structure, from said provider memory to said consumer memory;update determining means for processing said information, including said control structure, to determine when said associated portion in said provider memory has been updated;transfer control means for processing said information, including said control structure, to transfer a copy of said associated portion from said provider memory to said consumer memory when said update determining means determines that said associated portion has been updated.