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Method and apparatus for synchronizing information on two different computer systems

Patent 6243705 Issued on June 5, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 12, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 09/132815 filed on 08/12/1998

US Classes:

707/10, Distributed or remote access707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE707/204Archiving or backup

Examiners

Primary: Ho, Ruay Lian

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06Q 10/00 (20060101)

Abstract

Many users of handheld computing devices or "palmtops" also own personal computers (PCs) running applications that manage data similar to the data carried in the palmtops. In such cases, users are likely to want the data on the palmtop to be synchronized with the data on the PC. The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for reconciling database files on a palmtop with corresponding database files on a PC.

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