Patent ID: 6532465
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a central server located at a base tier to provide services for the system; a database located at the base tier connected to the central server, at least one application server to perform functions relevant to the location it is serving, the application server being located at an intermediate tier connected to the central server; client nodes through that system users may enter application specific data, such as rules data and definitions, and receive outputs related to the processes performed therein, the client nodes being located at an uppermost tier and connected to the at least one application server; a data synchronization scheme that includes functionality to store subsets of information that have a high probability for use by a client node; and rules that identify the subsets of information for a particular user encounter, the rules adaptive in nature such that the operation of the system is continually monitored and, based on past performance, updated probabilities are generated relating to the type of data that will be used to backfill during a particular encounter.