Techniques to synchronize heterogeneous data sources

• US 20070073899A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Bonnette, Michael, Judge, Francis, Emond, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/227,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073899A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A system, apparatus, method and article for techniques to synchronize heterogeneous data sources are described. The apparatus may include an application client, and multiple server access modules each corresponding to a different type of application server. Each server access module may comprise, for example, a data synchronization module to synchronize information between the application client and a corresponding application server, a protocol translation module to communicate information using an application server protocol for the corresponding application server, and a data format converter to convert information between an application client data format for the application client and an application server data format for the corresponding application server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device, comprising:

an application client; and

multiple server access modules each corresponding to a different type of application server, each server access module comprising;

a data synchronization module to synchronize information between said application client and a corresponding application server;

a protocol translation module to communicate information using an application server protocol for said corresponding application server; and

a data format converter to convert information between an application client data format for said application client and an application server data format for said corresponding application server.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, comprising a background services module, said data synchronization modules to synchronize said information with said application clients concurrently using said background services module.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said protocol translation module to receive information from said application client, and encode said information using said application server protocol.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said protocol translation module to receive information from said corresponding application server, and decode said information from said application server protocol.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said data synchronization module to determine whether said application client has modified said information, and to send said modifications to said corresponding application server.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said data synchronization module to determine whether said corresponding application server has modified said information, to receive said modifications, and update said application client with said modifications.

7. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said application client to modify said information and store said information in said application client data format, said data format converter to retrieve said information in said application client data format, and to convert said information to said application server data format.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, said data format converter to receive said information from said corresponding application server in said application server data format, and convert said information to said application client data format.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 1, comprising a server access module manager, with each server access module to register with said server access module manager, and said application client to discover said server access modules by querying said server access module manager.

10. A system, comprising:

an antenna;

a radio sub-system to connect to said antenna, said radio sub-system to provide voice communications; and

a processing sub-system to connect to said radio sub-system, said processing sub-system having a processor and memory, said memory to store software components for execution by said processor, said software components including an application client and multiple server access modules each corresponding to a different type of application server, each server access module comprising;

a data synchronization module to synchronize information between said application client and a corresponding application server;

a protocol translation module to communicate information using an application server protocol for said corresponding application server; and

a data format converter to convert information between an application client data format for said application client and an application server data format for said corresponding application server.

11. The system of claim 11, comprising a background services module, said data synchronization modules to synchronize said information with said application clients concurrently using said background services module.

12. The system of claim 11, said protocol translation module to receive information from said application client, and encode said information using said application server protocol.

13. The system of claim 11, said protocol translation module to receive information from said corresponding application server, and decode said information from said application server protocol.

14. The system of claim 11, said data synchronization module to determine whether said application client has modified said information, and to send said modifications to said corresponding application server.

15. The system of claim 11, said data synchronization module to determine whether said corresponding application server has modified said information, to receive said modifications, and update said application client with said modifications.

16. The system of claim 11, said application client to modify said information and store said information in said application client data format, said data format converter to retrieve said information in said application client data format, and to convert said information to said application server data format.

17. The system of claim 11, said data format converter to receive said information from said corresponding application server in said application server data format, and convert said information to said application client data format.

18. The system of claim 11, comprising a server access module manager, with each server access module to register with said server access module manager, and said application client to discover said server access modules by querying said server access module manager.

19. A method, comprising:

creating multiple server access modules for multiple application servers;

registering said server access modules with a server access manager;

querying said server access manager for a list of server access modules;

associating an application client with a server access module from said list; and

managing information transfers between said application client and said application servers using said server access modules.

20. The method of claim 19, comprising synchronizing information between said application client and a corresponding application server.

21. The method of claim 19, comprising synchronizing information between said application client and said application servers concurrently.

22. The method of claim 19, comprising communicating information between said application client and said corresponding application server using an application server protocol for a corresponding application server.

23. The method of claim 19, comprising converting information between an application client data format for said application client and an application server data format for a corresponding application server.

24. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to create multiple server access modules for multiple application servers, register said server access modules with a server access manager, query said server access manager for a list of server access modules, associate an application client with a server access module from said list, and manage information transfers between said application client and said application servers using said server access modules.

25. The article of claim 24, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to synchronize information between said application client and a corresponding application server.

26. The article of claim 24, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to synchronize information between said application client and said application servers concurrently.

27. The article of claim 24, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to communicate information between said application client and said corresponding application server using an application server protocol for a corresponding application server.

28. The article of claim 24, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to convert information between an application client data format for said application client and an application server data format for a corresponding application server.