A bandwidth-adaptive method for synchronizing a consumer node representation of a dynamic data set and the source node representation of the dynamic data includes the step of receiving, from a source node, metadata information identifying a plurality of data packets that represent a state of at least...http://www.google.com/patents/US7827139?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7827139 - Methods and apparatus for sharing graphical screen data in a bandwidth-adaptive manner