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US 2004/0073567 A1Published application
Portable database system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorFrederick Joseph Pelon
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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorFrederick Joseph Pelon
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An improved method of storing databases in a portable computer is provided to reduce and optimize storage space required while ensuring accessibility to user-required data. An improved method of interchanging data records between a master computer and a portable computer is also provided. In the present invention, attributes are assigned to data records and data fields to indicate relevance of the record or field to a user in different circumstances. Only the data records and data fields relevant to a user's current circumstance are downloaded to the portable computer. A change in circumstance of a user is tracked by a change in attribute, which triggers replacement or interchange of existing data records with data records that are relevant to the user's current circumstance.
A method of storing a portable database containing a first plurality of data records assigned with a first attribute from a first series of attributes, comprising:
A computer system comprising a portable database and a master database, the portable database containing a first plurality of data records assigned with a first attribute from a first series of attributes, wherein the data records are selectively downloaded into the portable database by a method comprising:
An improved method of interchanging data records between a master computer and a portable computer comprising:
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