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Content item synchronization by block
US9509747B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9509747-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414162528-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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A content management system synchronizes content items across client computing systems. The content items are transmitted to the content management system and managed as blocks of data with a fixed size. When a new content item is added to synchronized data at a client, the client transmits the blocks and a blocklist to the content management system. The content management system uses the blocklist to determine blocks expected to be received at the content management system and the client begins to transmit blocks of the content item to the content management system. When blocks received at the content management system match expected blocks, the content management system notifies receiving clients to begin receiving blocks for the content item, prior to receipt of all blocks on the blocklist at the content management system. This enables content items to begin synchronization across clients prior to actual entry of the content item into the content management system.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at an online content management system from a remote uploading client computer via a network, a blocklist of block identifiers for a content item and a first block corresponding to a first block identifier in the blocklist; and responsive to receiving the blocklist of block identifiers and the first block at the online content management system, synchronizing, by the online content management system, the content item with an…
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- What does patent US9509747B2 cover?
- A content management system synchronizes content items across client computing systems. The content items are transmitted to the content management system and managed as blocks of data with a fixed size. When a new content item is added to synchronized data at a client, the client transmits the blocks and a blocklist to the content management system. The content management system uses the block…
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- Dropbox Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L67/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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