Information processing apparatus
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of operating a plurality of applications, comprising:
- means for attaching an identification marker to an item of data in multiple applications that has been updated by a process;
means for storing data items including the data item having the identification marker; and
means for retrieving the updated data from the data items based on the identification marker.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus allows the user to easily grasp which data has been updated by synchronization of data between the information processing apparatus and a different information processing apparatus, the apparatuses running a plurality of different applications. The information processing apparatus of the invention comprises means for attaching an identification marker to data that has been updated by an data-update involving process, means for storing data items including the updated data having the identification marker, and means for retrieving the updated data based on the identification marker.
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12 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of operating a plurality of applications, comprising:
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means for attaching an identification marker to an item of data in multiple applications that has been updated by a process;
means for storing data items including the data item having the identification marker; and
means for retrieving the updated data from the data items based on the identification marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus capable of operating a plurality of applications, comprising the steps of:
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attaching an identification marker to an item of data that has been updated by a process;
storing data items including the data item having the identification marker; and
retrieving the updated data from the data items based on the identification marker.
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5. A program operated on an information processing apparatus capable of operating a plurality of applications, the program comprising routines for:
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attaching an identification marker to an item of data that has been updated by a process;
storing data items including the data item having the identification marker; and
retrieving the updated data from the data items based on the identification marker.
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6. A first information processing apparatus comprising means for displaying a plurality of different data items for a plurality of applications, the apparatus further comprising:
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means for attaching identification marker to a data item in the data for the multiple applications in the first information processing apparatus that has been updated by a synchronizing process between the first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus;
means for storing data items including the updated data having the identification marker; and
means for retrieving the updated data from the data items based on the identification marker. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A first information processing apparatus comprising means for displaying a plurality of different items of data for a plurality of applications, the apparatus further comprising:
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means for storing first information about the date/time when a data item in the multiple applications on the first information processing apparatus has been updated by a synchronizing process between the first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus, in association with the updated data item;
means for storing second information about the history of synchronization, whereby the date/time is recorded each time a synchronizing process is performed;
means for comparing the first and second information; and
means for retrieving an item of data stored in the memory means that is associated with the first information which corresponds to the second information. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A data structure comprising identification information for identifying data that has been updated by a synchronizing process between information processing apparatuses, the structure further comprising a data region common to multiple applications.
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11. A method of displaying information in a first information processing apparatus comprising means for displaying a group of data items for each of a plurality of applications, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing the fact that data has been updated by a synchronizing process between the first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus;
retrieving the data item updated by synchronization;
displaying a list of retrieved data items for the multiple applications;
selecting an item of data from the displayed list; and
displaying the details of the selected data.
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12. A method of displaying information in a first information processing apparatus comprising means for displaying a group of data items for each of a plurality of applications, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing first information about the date/time when an item of data is updated by a synchronizing process between the first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus;
storing second information about the history of synchronization, whereby the date/time is recorded each time a synchronizing process is performed;
comparing the first and second information; and
determining whether the data has been updated by the latest synchronizing process.
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