System and method for automatically updating a wireless device

• US 20030204624A1
• Filed: 04/24/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Good Technology Incorporated (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Kushner, Gary
• Granted Patent: US 7,447,799 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/242
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method for automatically updating a wireless device. It is determined whether one or more changes have occurred to a set of files. The set of files includes one or more files. Information related to the one or more changes is received and automatically forwarded to a wireless. The information is utilized to automatically update one or more files on the wireless device to reflect the one or more changes in the set of files. For example, file can be added to the directory, removed from the directory, modified, etc.

Claims

1. A system for automatically updating a device, the system comprising:

a set of files including one or more files associated with a user; and

a server configured to determine whether one or more changes have occurred to the set of files and configured to forward information related to the one or more changes to a device of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more changes includes modifications to the one or more files in the set of files.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system is configured to replace the one or more files with a file including modifications to the one or more files.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more changes includes at least one of the addition of a file to the set of files, the deletion of a file from the set of files, the renaming of a file within the set of files.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to forward a notification to the server of the one or more changes and is configured to automatically forward the information related to the one or more changes, and wherein the device is wireless.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to periodically access the set of files in order to determine whether the one or more changes to the set of files has occurred.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to a unique identifier to the information associated with the one or more changes.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to manipulate the information associated with the one or more changes.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of files includes at least one of a file system and a directory structure.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of files resides on at least one of the server, a user computer, and a separate computer associated with the user.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to determine whether the one or more changes to the set of files is related to a predetermined group associated with the set of files.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the system is configured to conditionally forward the information to the wireless device based on the predetermined group.

13. A system for automatically updating a wireless device, the system comprising:

a user computer configured to create a set of files, the set of files including one or more files;

a server coupled to the user computer configured to consult the set of files to determine whether one or more changes have occurred to the set of files on the user computer, configured to receive information associated with the one or more changes, and configured to automatically forward the information; and

a wireless device configured to receive the information from the server, one or more files on the wireless device being automatically updated to reflect the one or more changes to the set of files on the user computer utilizing the information.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to register with the set of files to be notified of the one or more changes to the set of files.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more changes includes at least one of addition of a file to the set of files and deletion of a file from the set of files.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more changes includes modification of the one or more files in the set of files.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to periodically access the set of files in order to determine whether the one or more changes to the set of files has occurred.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is configured to assign a unique identifier to the information associated with the one or more changes.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the server includes one or more modules configured to manipulate the information associated with the one or more changes.

20. A method of automatically updating a device, the method comprising:

determining whether one or more changes have occurred to a set of files, the set of files including one or more files;

receiving information related to the one or more changes;

automatically forwarding the information to a device; and

utilizing the information to automatically update one or more files on the device to reflect the one or more changes to the set of files.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein determining whether one or more changes have occurred to a set of files comprises determining whether at least one of a file has been added to the set of files and a file has been removed from the set of files.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein determining whether one or more changes have occurred to a set of files comprises determining whether the one or more files in the set of files have been modified.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising forwarding a notification to the wireless device of the one or more changes, wherein the device is wireless.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising periodically accessing the set of files in order to determine whether the one or more changes to the set of files has occurred.

25. The method of claim 20, further comprising assigning a unique identifier to the information associated with the one or more changes.

26. The method of claim 20, further comprising manipulating the information associated with the one or more changes.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein the set of files includes at least one of a file system and a directory.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein the set of files resides on at least of a server, a user computer, and a separate computer associated with the user.

29. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining whether the one or more changes in the set of files is associated with a predetermined group associated with the set of files.

30. The method of claim 20, further comprising conditionally forwarding the information to the wireless device based on the predetermined group.

31. A computer program, comprising:

instructions for determining whether one or more changes have occurred to a set of files;

instructions for receiving information associated with the one or more changes;

instructions for automatically forwarding the information to a wireless device; and

instructions for utilizing the information to automatically update one or more files on the wireless device to reflect the one or more changes in the set of files.

32. An apparatus for automatically updating a wireless device, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining at a server whether one or more changes has occurred to a set of files;

means for receiving information associated with the one or more changes at the server;

means for storing the information utilizing the server; and

means for automatically forwarding the information from the server to a wireless device;

33. A method of automatically updating a wireless device, the method comprising:

creating one or more files;

generating a directory structure for organizing the one or more files;

receiving a notification that one or more changes have occurred in the directory structure;

periodically monitoring a set of files for the one or more changes that have occurred in the directory structure therein;

receiving information associated with the one or more changes in response to at least one of the notification and the monitoring;

assigning a unique identifier to the information;

automatically forwarding the information along with the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with a user;

automatically updating one or more files on the wireless device to reflect the one or more changes in the directory structure utilizing the information; and

notifying the user of the update.