Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing – Accessing a remote server
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-30
2009-02-03
Dinh, Khanh (Department: 2151)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
Accessing a remote server
C709S220000, C709S224000, C713S190000, C702S186000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07487229
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus to synchronize local times at nodes in a computer network are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises determining a sequence of time sample pairs, wherein each time sample pair in the sequence of time sample pairs comprises a respective local time measurement generated by a node in the computer network and a respective reference time measurement generated by a reference time source. The example method further comprises determining a plurality of cubic splines, wherein each cubic spline in the plurality of cubic splines interpolates between two respective time sample pairs in the sequence of time sample pairs. Additionally, the example method further comprises mapping a local time value associated with the node to a corresponding reference time value associated with the reference time source based on the plurality of cubic splines. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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Dinh Khanh
Hanley Flight & Zimmerman LLC
Intel Corporation
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