Utilizing version vectors across server and client changes to determine device usage by type, app, and time of day

An apparatus for optimizing system performance, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• generate a plurality of version vectors corresponding to updates having occurred on the apparatus, the plurality of version vectors including a plurality of attributes of the apparatus, the plurality of attributes including a device type of the apparatus and a time of day when a user of the apparatus used one or more computer applications;
• analyze the plurality of attributes from the plurality of version vectors to determine a usage pattern of the user of the apparatus, the usage pattern comprising a preference pattern, wherein the preference pattern is determined over time based in part on the device type of the apparatus and based in part on a plurality of user selections made over time for a plurality of file updates to apply to a file during a first plurality of conflicts of multiple concurrent file updates to the file on the apparatus and on a first computing device, the plurality of user selections made over time determined from respective version vector data determined for the apparatus and the first computing device;
• and
• adjusting a configuration of the apparatus based on the usage pattern, wherein the adjusting of the configuration of the apparatus comprises:
• adjusting, based on the usage pattern, a CPU running time of the apparatus;
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• based on occurrence of a subsequent conflict of multiple concurrent file updates to the file on the apparatus and the first computing device, automatically selecting, based on the preference pattern determined over time, and without user intervention, a particular file update of the subsequent conflict of multiple concurrent file updates to apply to the file on the apparatus and on the other computing device.

A method of synchronizing data between a plurality of computing devices, the method comprising:

• generating a first version vector, the first version vector corresponding to a plurality of file updates to a file on a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
• generating a second version vector, the second version vector corresponding to a plurality of file updates to the file on a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
• based on the plurality of file updates to the file on the first computing device and the plurality of file updates to the file on the second computing device occurring concurrently a plurality of times to cause a plurality of conflicts, receiving a plurality of user selections indicating which of the file updates to apply to the file to synchronize the file on the first computing device and the second computing device;
• analyzing the first version vector and the second version vector to determine a usage pattern, the usage pattern comprising a preference pattern determined over time based in part on the plurality of user selections made over time in response to the plurality of conflicts, the plurality of user selections made over time determined from the first version vector and the second version vector, wherein the preference pattern is further determined based in part on a plurality of attributes of the first and second version vectors, the plurality of attributes including a device type of the first computing device, a device type of the second computing device, and a time of the day one of the file updates is selected by the user to resolve the conflict;
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• based on occurrence of a subsequent conflict between updates to a file on different computing devices of the plurality of computing devices, selecting automatically based on the preference pattern determined over time, and without user intervention, an update to apply to the file on the different computing devices to resolve the subsequent conflict, a configuration of a given computing device of the plurality of computing devices being further adjusted based on the usage pattern, wherein the adjusting of the configuration of the given computing device comprises adjusting, based on the usage pattern, a CPU running time of the given computing device.