System and method for synchronizing data

• US 20060074996A1
• Filed: 10/05/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: O'Brien, Michael R., Auriemma, Stephen T., Baratham, Sesha S., Corbett, Maria, Girle, David
• Application Number:
  US10/959,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20060074996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication

Abstract

A system and method for generating a synchronizing data set are described. The method includes receiving a synchronization command by a SyncML complaint device, accessing a data set associated with the SyncML complaint device, filtering the data set in a source adapter to generate a synchronization data set and communicating the synchronization data set to a SyncML compliant synchronization engine.

Claims

1. A method of generating a synchronization data set, comprising:

receiving a synchronization command by a SyncML complaint device;

accessing a data set associated with the SyncML complaint device;

filtering the data set in accordance with at least one filtering parameter to generate a synchronization data set; and

communicating the synchronization data set to a SyncML compliant synchronization engine.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein filtering comprises removing an item from the data set that is generated before a predetermined date.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a user interface to a user of the SyncML compliant device and wherein the user can enter the at least one filtering parameter through the user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the at least one filtering parameter in a device management tree accessible by the SyncML complaint device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein filtering comprises filtering by a source adapter resident on the SyncML complaint device the data set in accordance with the at least one filtering parameter to generate the synchronization data set.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 5 wherein the instructions to filter comprises instructions to remove an item from the data set that is generated before a predetermined date.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein filtering comprises removing an item from the data set that is generated before a predetermined date.

6. A computer readable medium for generating a synchronization data set, the computer readable medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to:

receive a synchronization command from a SyncML complaint device;

accesses a data set associated with the SyncML complaint device;

filter the data set in accordance with at least one filtering parameter to generate a synchronization data set; and

communicate the synchronization data set to a SyncML compliant synchronization engine.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 6 further comprising instructions to provide a user interface to a user of the SyncML compliant device and instructions to facilitate entering of the at least one filtering parameter by the user through the user interface.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 6 further comprising instructions to store the at least one filtering parameter in a device management tree accessible by the SyncML complaint device.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the instructions to filter comprises instructions to filter by a source adapter resident on the SyncML complaint device the data set in accordance with the at least one filtering parameter to generate the synchronization data set.

11. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for generating a synchronization data set, the computer data signal comprising:

program code for receiving a synchronization command by a SyncML complaint device;

program code for accessing a data set associated with the SyncML complaint device;

program code for filtering the data set in accordance with at least one filtering parameter to generate a synchronization data set; and

program code for communicating the synchronization data set to a SyncML compliant synchronization engine.

12. The computer data signal of claim 11 wherein the program code for filtering comprises program code for removing an item from the data set that is generated before a predetermined date.

13. The computer data signal of claim 11 further comprising program code for providing a user interface to a user of the SyncML compliant device, wherein the user can enter the at least one filtering parameter through the user interface.

14. The computer data signal of claim 11 further comprising program code for storing the at least one filtering parameter in a device management tree accessible by the SyncML complaint device.

15. The computer data signal of claim 11 wherein the program code for filtering comprises program code for filtering by a source adapter resident on the SyncML complaint device the data set in accordance with the at least one filtering parameter to generate the synchronization data set.

16. An apparatus for generating a synchronization data set, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a synchronization command by a SyncML complaint device;

means for accessing a data set associated with the SyncML complaint device;

means for filtering the data set in accordance with at least one filtering parameter to generate a synchronization data set; and

means for communicating the synchronization data set to a SyncML compliant synchronization engine.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein means for filtering comprises means for removing an item from the data set that is generated before a predetermined date.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising means for providing a user interface to a user of the SyncML compliant device, wherein the user can enter the at least one filtering parameter through the user interface.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising means for storing the at least one filtering parameter in a device management tree accessible by the SyncML complaint device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the means for filtering comprises means for filtering by a source adapter resident on the SyncML complaint device the data set in accordance with the at least one filtering parameter to generate the synchronization data set.

21. A computer system configured to generate a synchronization data set, the computer system comprising:

a source data set including at least one data object for synchronization;

a processor configured to execute computer readable instructions; and

client SyncML software executable by the processor for generating the synchronization data set, the client SyncML software including;

a filter module configured to store criteria for determining whether the at least one data object is a member of the synchronization data set; and

a source adaptor in communication with a source data set configured to retrieve the at least one data object from the source data set when the data object is a member of the synchronization data set.