A method and apparatus for cache management of distributed objects have been disclosed. A query strategy, based on a fetch strategy and a merge strategy, may be used to query a database and reconcile data in a local cache. In one approach, a merge action depends upon whether an entity was added, deleted,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8195610?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8195610 - Method and apparatus for cache management of distributed objects