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Enabling synchronization with a difference unaware data source

AssigneePlaxo, Inc.

InventorsJoseph Smarr, Ryan A. King

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Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for updating a master data list with data from a difference unaware information repository and a difference aware information repository. A master synchronization engine may synchronize to the difference unaware information repository and the difference aware information repository via connectors coupled to each information repository. The difference unaware information repository exports all the data stored within the repository to its respective connector. The connector determines the changes made to the data since the last synchronization and the changes are forwarded to the master synchronization engine. The difference aware information repository is capable of determining the changes made to the stored data since the last synchronization and forwards the changes to its connector. Each connector forwards the changes to the data in their respective information repositories to a database which updates the master data list.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

requesting, by a first computer, changes in current data records;
receiving, from a first synchronization computer, changes from a previous export of data records from a difference unaware information repository, the changes from the previous export of data records being changes between a difference unaware current state of associated data records and the previous export of data records from the difference unaware information repository;
receiving, from a second synchronization computer, changes from a previous export of data records stored in a difference aware information repository configured to track changes in data records for each data records entry within its own repository;
mapping, by the first computer, the received changes from the previous export of data records from the difference unaware information repository and the received changes since the previous export of data records from the difference aware information repository to corresponding form fields in a master data records list to create an updated master data records list;
saving, by the first computer, the updated master data records list;
and
forwarding, from the first computer to the second synchronization computer, the updated master data records list.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

request changes in current data records;
receive, from a first synchronization computer, changes from a previous export of data records from a difference unaware information repository, the changes from the previous export of data records being changes between a difference unaware current state of associated data records and the previous export of data records from the difference unaware information repository;
receive, from a second synchronization computer, changes from a previous export of associated data records stored in a difference aware information repository configured to track changes in data records for each data records entry within its own repository;
map the received changes from the previous export of data records from the difference unaware information repository and the received changes since the previous export of associated data records from the difference aware information repository to corresponding form fields in a master data records list to create an updated master data records list;
save the updated master data records list;
and
forward to the second synchronization computer, the updated master data records list.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/174,851Filed 1 Jul 2011 · continuation
Priority: 29 Feb 2008
Published: US 2011/0289053 A124 Nov 2011
Granted: 31 Dec 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G06F 16/23
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: updating
G06F 16/27
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database…
G06F
Computing and data processing

Family

Application12/040,836Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Feb 2008
US 2011/0289053 A1Pre-grant publication · published 24 Nov 2011
US 7,996,357 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2009/0222493 A1Published application
US 8,620,860 B2This patent

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