Sync manager UI and updated API
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information related to at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation, the method comprising:
- displaying a first-layer graphical user interface presenting first information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation;
determining whether a user requests a second-layer graphical user interface; and
if the user requests the second-layer graphical user interface, displaying the second-layer graphical user interface presenting second information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for presenting a centralized display that allows a user to quickly and easily manage user or application initiated sync operations for multiple devices. The invention may also provide a layered sync display, in which each layer presents a user with successively more information, including information about the event that occurred during the sync operations. The layered sync display ensures that a user is not presented with extraneous information, which simplifies management of the sync operations and allows user to perform other tasks during the sync operations. In implementations of the present invention, the sync operations may occur without user input, so that the user may continue working on other tasks while a sync operation takes place. The user may elect to enter input, to resolve conflicts, for instance, or other input requested by the sync operation, later when that is convenient for the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information related to at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation, the method comprising:
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displaying a first-layer graphical user interface presenting first information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation;
determining whether a user requests a second-layer graphical user interface; and
if the user requests the second-layer graphical user interface, displaying the second-layer graphical user interface presenting second information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for displaying information related to at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation, the system comprising:
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at least one sync handler being implemented in accordance with a sync application program interface; and
a sync user interface configured to receive sync operation information from a plurality of sync handlers, to display a first-layer graphical user interface presenting first information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation, and to display a second-layer graphical user interface presenting second information related to the at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A sync user interface configured to receive information from a plurality of sync handlers and to display a tray icon presenting first information related to at least one user initiated or application initiated sync operation.
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