Methods of wireless data synchronization and supporting apparatus and readable medium

• US 20060242279A1
• Filed: 04/25/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wild, Johanna A., Chen, Bonnie
• Application Number:
  US11/113,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20060242279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

In the present technique of wireless data synchronization, a data synchronization request to wirelessly synchronize data related to the request with a server is intercepted (304). Synchronization information of the data synchronization request to the server is assessed (306) to determine (308) whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a predefined condition. The data related to the data synchronization request is synchronized (310) with the server when the synchronization information corresponds in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

intercepting a data synchronization request to wirelessly synchronize data related to the data synchronization request with a server;

assessing synchronization information related to the data synchronization request;

determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a predefined condition;

synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the synchronization information corresponds in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

at least delaying synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the synchronization information does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising, prior to assessing synchronization information related to the data synchronization request:

assessing a data type of the data related to the data synchronization request to provide an assessed data type;

wherein the predefined condition is based on the assessed data type.

4. The method according to claim 3 further comprising:

determining whether a total number of the data synchronization requests of a same data type corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a seldom threshold;

synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the total number of the data synchronization request of the same data type corresponds in at least the predetermined way to the seldom threshold.

5. The method according to claim 3 further comprising:

determining whether immediate data synchronization is required based on the assessed data type.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization information comprises any one or more selected from a group of a type of data to be synchronized, a total number of bytes needed to effectuate synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server, a total number of messages needed to effectuate synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server, historical information, learned user behavior, synchronization delay savings, profile information, signal condition, and pending synchronization operation.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predefined condition comprises any one or more selected from a group of at least one threshold, historical data, profile information, time duration, maximum number of requests per time duration, prospective savings, signal condition, a total number of data synchronization requests intercepted for a predefined time, pending synchronization operation, and synchronization forced by the user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data synchronization request comprises any one or more selected from a group of a push to talk session barring flag, a push to talk burst barring flag, changed data in contact lists, changed data in access lists, presence data, and service policy data.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the predefined condition further comprises:

assess a total number of messages needed to synchronize the data related to the data synchronization request to provide a total number messages needed;

estimate a total number of messages to be blocked from the data synchronization request based on historical data to provide a total number of messages to be blocked;

determining whether the total number of messages to be blocked corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the total number of messages needed;

at least delaying synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the total number of messages to be blocked does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the total number of messages needed.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the predefined condition further comprises:

assess a total number of bytes needed to synchronize the data related to the data synchronization request to provide a total number bytes needed;

estimate a total number of bytes to be blocked from the data synchronization request based on historical data to provide a total number of bytes to be blocked;

determining whether the total number of bytes to be blocked corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the total number of bytes needed;

at least delaying synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the total number of bytes to be blocked does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the total number of bytes needed.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way, to the predefined condition further comprises:

determining whether a delay timer corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a timer threshold;

at least delaying synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the delay timer does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the timer threshold.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the predefined condition further comprises:

assess memory required to synchronize the data related to the data synchronization request to provide assessed memory required;

determining whether the assessed memory required corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a memory threshold;

at least delaying synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the assessed memory required does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the memory threshold.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server further comprises:

determining whether other related data are required for synchronization;

preparing the data related to the data synchronization request to include other related data when other related data are required for synchronization.

14. An apparatus comprising:

an interception circuit that intercepts a data synchronization request to wirelessly synchronize data related to the data synchronization request with a server;

an assessor circuit that assesses synchronization information related to the data synchronization request and compares the synchronization information with a predefined condition to provide a comparison, wherein the data synchronization request is synchronized with the server based on the comparison.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the assessor circuit further determines whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to the predefined condition and instructs synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the synchronization information corresponds in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 further comprising:

a synchronization circuit that synchronizes the data related to the data synchronization request with the server responsive to instruction from the assessor circuit or a user request.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the assessor circuit at least delays the synchronization of the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the synchronization information does not correspond in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.

18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps for:

intercepting a data synchronization request to wirelessly synchronize data related to the data synchronization request with a server;

assessing synchronization information related to the data synchronization request;

determining whether the synchronization information corresponds in at least a predetermined way to a predefined condition;

synchronizing the data related to the data synchronization request with the server when the synchronization information corresponds in at least the predetermined way to the predefined condition.