Patent attributes
An apparatus comprises a plurality of nodes interconnected as peers in a peer-to-peer network. At least some nodes are configured to update an object, thereby generating a plurality of versions of the object. Any of the plurality of nodes is configured to detect a conflict between a first version and a second version of the plurality of versions, and any of the plurality of nodes is configured to provide an indication of a resolution of the conflict to other ones of the plurality of nodes. Each version may be identified by a version descriptor that includes a version identifier (ID) and a parent version ID. If the version is the result of a conflict resolution, the version descriptor may also include a resolved version ID identifying the losing version. The resolved version ID may be used to prevent the raising of the same conflict after it has been resolved.
