In accordance with the instant invention, the above prob lems of inconsistency and
throughput bottlenecks have been solved by providing for various versions of a file without …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host
system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one …

Disclosed herein is an interactive entertainment distribution network including a headend
which is connected to provide programs to a plurality of user interface units in individual …

Amethod and system for encoding a book for reading by an electronic book having an
internal machine-readable dictio nary includes receiving data representative of text and …

In accordance with the present invention. a database synchronization system and method is
provided that sub stantially eliminates or reduces the disadvantages and prob lems …

(57) ABSTRACT A System and method for Selectively viewing temporal row data in a
consistent read-implemented database are described. Committed transactions effecting row …

The present invention relates to Systems and methods for replication of data, that is,
broadcasting changes (eg, cre ation of new data, modification of existing data or deletion of …

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4,980,907 5,008,814 5,008,926 5,032,979 5,043,721 5,048,085 5,068,916 5,086,502 …

57 ABSTRACT A system and method for distributed conflict resolution between different
versions of the same data object which are replicated across a computer network is …

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