SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING COMPUTER SYSTEMS THROUTH AN INTERMEDIARY FILE SYSTEM SHARE OR DEVICE - Patent 1573600

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EP 1 573 600 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.05.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21)	Application number: 04779486.2

(22)	Date of filing: 29.07.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/024441

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/024551 (17.03.2005 Gazette 2005/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

21.08.2003 US 646646
21.08.2003 WO PCT/US03/27419
24.10.2003 US 692508
30.04.2004 US 567141 P
30.06.2004 US 883621
12.07.2004 US 889423

(71)	Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
	Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHAH, Darshatkumar,c/o Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 98052 (US) NOVIK, Lev,c/o Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 98052 (US) THOMAS, Michael, W.,c/o Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 98052 (US) POHLMANN, Nils, H.,c/o Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING COMPUTER SYSTEMS THROUTH AN INTERMEDIARY FILE SYSTEM SHARE OR DEVICE