Method and system for sharing data between wired and wireless platforms

• US 20030055880A1
• Filed: 10/24/2001
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Tomorrow Work Studio Corporation Taiwan
• Original Assignee: Inventec Tomorrow Work Studio Corporation Taiwan
• Inventors: Wen, Shih-Li, Liu, Hsiang-Min
• Granted Patent: US 7,047,276 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method and system for sharing data between wired and wireless platforms are proposed, for allowing a user to read data provided by a first platform via wired or wireless communication, and to submit a request for publishing edited data to the first platform, wherein a second platform examines the request and offers permission for publishing the edited data, so that a user who logins the first platform is able to read the published data.

Claims

1. A method for sharing data between wired and wireless platforms, for allowing a user to read data provided by a first platform via wired or wireless communication, and to submit a request for publishing edited data to the first platform, wherein a second platform examines the request and offers permission for publishing the edited data, and then a user who logins the first platform is able to read the published data;

the method comprising the steps of;

(1) connecting a user via a computer device to the first platform;

(2) establishing a dedicated editing file via the first platform corresponding to user'"'"'s data of the user;

(3) determining via the first platform if the user selects an editing function, wherein if the editing function is selected, then step (4) is followed;

or else, the step (3) is repeated;

(4) providing the editing function for the user via the first platform, and storing edited data in the editing file, which is then stored in an editing database of the first platform;

(5) determining via the first platform if the user desires to publish the editing file, wherein if the editing file desires to be published, then step (6) is followed;

or else, the step (5) is repeated;

(6) reading the editing file from the editing database via the first platform, and transmitting the editing file through a network to the second platform, which receives and stores the editing file in a publishing database of the second platform, so as to allow an examiner at a terminal device to read and examine the editing file through the network;

(7) determining via the second platform if a permission message for publishing the editing file is transmitted from the examiner, wherein if the permission message is received by the second platform, then step (8) is followed;

or else, the step (7) is repeated;

(8) reading the editing file with permission in publication from the display-to-be database via the second platform, and transmitting the editing file through the network to a display database of the first platform;

(9) determining via the first platform if a reading request is transmitted as a wireless transmission signal from a carry-on electronic device, wherein if the reading request is not transmitted from the carry-on electronic device, the first platform retrieves required data for the user from the display database of the first platform, and transmits the retrieved data to a computer device of the user for browsing;

or else, step (10) is followed;

(10) retrieving the required data for the user from the display database via the first platform, and converting the retrieved data into a data form to be displayed on the carry-on electronic device; and

(11) transmitting the converted data to the carry-on electronic device of the user for browsing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wired communication is network connection established between the computer device of the user and the first platform, so as to allow the user to browse and edit data via a browser after loginning the first platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication allows the user to login the first platform through wireless transmission via the carry-on electronic device, and to download data transmitted from the first platform.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the published data include contents of news, books, journals or magazines.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a mobile phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a notebook computer.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second platforms are established by a server.

9. A system for sharing data between wired and wireless platforms, comprising:

a first platform for providing service of browsing or downloading published data, editing data and publishing the edited data for a user who logins the first platform, and including a display database for storing the published data to be read, downloaded or browsed by the user;

a transmission interface for receiving an input signal transmitted from a computer device of the user via a wired network or from a carry-on electronic device of the user via a wireless network, so as to allow the first platform to operate according to the input signal, wherein the transmission interface converts the input signal as a wireless transmission signal from the carry-on electronic device to be operated by the first platform, and then converts an operated result into a data form readable for the carry-on electronic device prior to transmitting the operated result via the first platform to the carry-on electronic device;

a user'"'"'s database for storing user'"'"'s data of the user who logins the first platform, wherein the user'"'"'s data include a login account, an identification code and a communication number; and

an editing database for establish an editing file corresponding to the user'"'"'s data of the user, so as to allow the user to edit data and store the edited data in the editing file; and

a second platform for examining the editing file of the user for publication, and including a display-to-be database for storing the editing file of the user transmitted from the first platform, so as to allow an examiner at a terminal device to be connected to the second platform via a network and to download the editing file from the display-to-be database for examination, wherein if a permission message for publishing the editing file is transmitted from the examiner to the second platform, the second platform transmits the editing file with permission in publication to the display database of the first platform for storage.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a mobile phone.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the carry-on electronic device is a notebook computer.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the first and second platforms are established by a server.