Method and apparatus for synchronizing information browsing among multiple systems United States Patent 06212192

06212192 is referenced by 136 patents and cites 8 patents.

In accordance with a method and apparatus for synchronizing information browsing among multiple systems, a bridgeport system receives identifiers for data requests received in a first hardware system and automatically transmits the identifier of the requested data to one or more additional hardware systems. Each of these one or more additional hardware systems then retrieves the identified data, thereby keeping the data being provided in these hardware systems in synchronization.

Title
Method and apparatus for synchronizing information browsing among multiple systems
Application Number
9/121271
Publication Number
6212192 (B1)
Application Date
July 22, 1998
Publication Date
April 3, 2001
Inventor
Paul D Crutcher
Hillsboro
OR, US
Mark D Zuber
Beaverton
OR, US
George L Taylor
Tigard
OR, US
Al J Simon
Hillsboro
OR, US
Keith L Pirkl
Vancouver
WA, US
Kenneth L Keeler
Hillsboro
OR, US
John D Elliott
Portland
OR, US
Michael F Buondonno
Beaverton
OR, US
Mojtaba Mirashrafi
Portland
OR, US
Agent
Columbia IP Law Group
US
Assignee
Itxc
OR, US
IPC
H04L 12/26
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