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System and method for transmitting data content in a computer network
Assignee: HIDDENMIND TECHNOLOGY LLC
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Filing: 1999-08-13
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Granted: 2002-08-27
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Expires: 2019-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A system for transmitting data content and performing operations on the data content within a distributed system. Client machines within the system transmit to a server a request for a particular operation. The server constructs a response message, transmits it to the client, and also transmits it to other machines including a reference to the requested information.
Inventors
- 👤 Kristopher L. Tyra
- 👤 Grant Robert Gainey
- 👤 David Perry Zimmerman
- 👤 Scot Peter Floess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/54; G06F9/542; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/27; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/10; H04L67/1095; G06F2209/00; G06F2209/54; G06F2209/544; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of content flags includes an indicator specifying whether the object contains content which has not yet been synchronized.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of content flags includes an indicator specifying whether the object contains content which has not yet been synchronized.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of content flags includes an indicator specifying whether the object contains content which has been newly formed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of content flags includes an indicator specifying whether the object contains content which has been newly formed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
114 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether any changes to the content can be transmitted without transmitting the entire content.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
114 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether any changes to the content can be transmitted without transmitting the entire content.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether any changes to the content should be transmitted with the content in its entirety.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether any changes to the content should be transmitted with the content in its entirety.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether one or more other objects which the data cell object references should also be transmitted when the data cell object is transmitted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
123 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether one or more other objects which the data cell object references should also be transmitted when the data cell object is transmitted.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
125 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether one or more other objects to which the data cell object has references should also be transmitted when the data cell object is transmitted.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
125 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; wherein the plurality of transmission flags includes an indicator specifying whether one or more other objects to which the data cell object has references should also be transmitted when the data cell object is transmitted.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
121 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; an array containing a plurality of data elements; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data element, wherein each flag indicates whether the corresponding data element has changed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
121 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: a data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the data cell object including a unique code identifying the object, a plurality of content flags identifying types of content within the object, a plurality of transmission flags specifying how to broadcast the content in the network, and a plurality of error flags specifying errors in the content; an array containing a plurality of data elements; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data element, wherein each flag indicates whether the corresponding data element has changed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been updated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been updated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been added.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been added.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been deleted.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
111 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an enumeration data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the enumeration data cell object specifying one or more unique identifiers corresponding to one or more data cell objects; an array of identifiers identifying said one or more data cell objects; and an array of flags, each flag corresponding to a data cell object of said one or more data cell objects, wherein each flag indicates whether a content of the corresponding data cell object has been deleted.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
112 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an hierarchical data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the hierarchical data cell object specifying an indication of a plurality of data cell objects, the hierarchical data cell object further specifying a pointer identifying a parent data cell associated with the hierarchical data cell within a hierarchical structure of content; wherein the plurality of data cell objects specified by the hierarchical data cell object contains data which is in a child relationship to the hierarchical data cell object.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
112 words
An article of manufacture specifying a representation of an object stored in a computer-readable storage medium and capable of electronic transmission between machines in a distributed system, the article of manufacture comprising: an hierarchical data cell object to be transmitted in a network, the hierarchical data cell object specifying an indication of a plurality of data cell objects, the hierarchical data cell object further specifying a pointer identifying a parent data cell associated with the hierarchical data cell within a hierarchical structure of content; wherein the plurality of data cell objects specified by the hierarchical data cell object contains data which is in a child relationship to the hierarchical data cell object.
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