Method for comparing contents of memory components
View Patent ↗A method, system, device and software product for comparing the contents of memory components in electronic devices. A data transmission connection is established between the electronic devices, and device identifiers and checksum values are determined in the electronic devices. An initialization message is transmitted from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the message comprising a device identifier and a checksum value. The device identifiers of the first and a second electronic device and the check-sum values are compared with each other, as a result of which the contents of the memory components are caused to correspond to each other, or the contents of the memory components are noted to correspond to each other.
1. A method for comparing contents of physical memory components comprised by a first and a second electronic device, the electronic devices being configured to establish a data transmission connection between each other, comprising:
determining first checksum values relating to a first data transmission event and second checksum values relating to a second data transmission event, wherein the contents of the first and the second checksum values are derived from or they describe the contents of the physical memory components;
transmitting from the first electronic device to the second electronic device where at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a mobile device, an initialization message comprising at least the first checksum value and the second checksum value or information for determining them; and
comparing the first checksum values and the second checksum values with each other, as a result of which:
the contents of the physical memory components are caused to correspond to each other as a response to the first checksum values or the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
2. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
noting that the contents of the memory components correspond to each other as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values corresponding to each other.
3. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
said first and/or second checksum value comprising a device identifier.
4. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the first checksum values by accessing them or information for determining them from the memory of the electronic device.
5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the first and the second checksum value as a response to the second electronic device having received said initialization message.
6. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting from the second electronic device to the first electronic device an acknowledgement message comprising at least the first and the second checksum value or information for determining them as a response to the first and the second checksum value having been determined.
7. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing the first checksum values, as a result of which:
the contents of said memory components are caused to correspond to each other as a response to said first checksum values not corresponding to each other.
8. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing the second checksum values as a response to said first checksum values corresponding to each other, as a result of which:
the contents of the memory components are caused to correspond to each other as a response to the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
9. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
comparing the second checksum values as a response to the first checksum values corresponding to each other, as a result of which:
said acknowledgement message is retransmitted as a response to the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
10. A system comprising at least the first and the second electronic device, the electronic devices comprising physical memory components, and means for establishing a data transmission connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, wherein
at least one of the first and the second electronic devices is a mobile device and the first and second devices are configured to determine the first checksum values relating to an earlier data transmission event and second checksum values relating to a second data transmission event, wherein the contents of the first and the second checksum values are derived from or they describe the contents of the physical memory components;
the first electronic device is configured to transmit to the second electronic device an initialization message comprising at least the first and the second checksum value or information for determining them; and
the first andior the second electronic device is/are configured to compare the first checksum values and the second checksum values, as a result of which:
the first and/or the second electronic device is/are configured to cause the contents of the physical memory components to correspond to each other as a response to the first checksum values, or the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
11. A system according to claim 10 , wherein
the first and/or the second electronic device is/are configured to note that the contents of the memory components correspond to each other as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values, corresponding to each other.
12. A system according to claim 10 , wherein
said first and/or the second checksum value comprises a device identifier.
13. An electronic mobile device comprising a physical memory component and means for establishing a data transmission connection to a second electronic device, wherein said electronic device comprises:
means for determining a first checksum value relating to a first data transmission event and a second checksum value relating to a second data transmission event, wherein the contents of the first and second checksum values are derived from or they describe the contents of the physical memory components;
means for receiving a first and a second checksum value or information for determining them;
means for comparing the first checksum values and the second checksum values with each other; and
means for updating the contents of the physical memory component to correspond to the contents of the physical memory component of the second electronic device as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
14. An electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein said electronic device further comprises:
means for noting the correspondence between the contents of the memory component of said electronic device and the contents of the memory component of said second electronic device as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values corresponding to each other.
15. An electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein said electronic device further comprises:
means for determining the first checksum value by accessing it or information for determining it from the memory of said electronic device.
16. A computer-readable medium, wherein said computer-readable medium comprises computer-executable instructions for causing a telecommunications device to:
determine first checksum values relating to a first data transmission event and second checksum values relating to a second data transmission event, wherein the contents of the first and second checksum values are derived from or they describe the contents of physical memory components of a first and a second electronic device, where at least one of the first and second electronic devices is a mobile device;
transmit from the first electronic device to the second electronic device an initialization message comprising at least the first checksum value and the second checksum value or information for determining them; and
compare the first checksum values and the second checksum values with each other, as a result of which:
the contents of the physical memory components are caused to correspond to each other as a response to the first checksum values or the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.
17. A computer-readable medium according to claim 16 , wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises computer-executable instructions for causing the telecommunications device to note
the correspondence between the contents of the memory component of said first electronic device and the contents of the memory component of said second electronic device as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values corresponding to each other.
18. An electronic mobile device having a physical memory component and means for establishing a data transmission connection to a first electronic device, wherein said electronic device comprises:
means for determining a first checksum value relating to a first data transmission event and a second checksum value relating to a second data transmission event, wherein the contents of the first and the second checksum values are derived from or they describe the contents of the physical memory component; and
means for sending a first and a second checksum value or information for determining them for comparing them with each other and updating the contents of the physical memory component to correspond to the contents of the memory component of the first electronic device as a response to the first checksum values and the second checksum values not corresponding to each other.