Data Access Architecture

• US 20070214454A1
• Filed: 03/10/2005
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Handmark Incorporated (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Handmark Incorporated (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: West, Robert, Gottlieb, Benjamin, Patton, Ronald, Summa, Aaron, Chipman, Samuel, Lackey, Cassidy, Edwards, James, Massay, Timothy, McGuigan, Steve
• Granted Patent: US 7,761,871 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for remotely accessing data through a wireless device are disclosed. Preferably, the wireless device includes an ability to link data between software components operating on the wireless device. Additionally, the wireless device preferably includes an ability to reduce remote data access by identifying a first data type and a second data type used by a software component, retrieving data corresponding to the first data type from a service provider, retrieving data corresponding to the second data type from the portable device, and displaying on the portable device a return content result including both the first data type and the second data type.

Claims

1. A method of exchanging data between software components on a portable device, comprising:

loading a first software component using the portable device;

retrieving data from a service provider for the first software component, at least a portion of the retrieved data being common to a second software component;

initiating a call by the first software component to load the second software component;

loading the second software component; and

exchanging data between the second software component and the first software component.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the retrieved data is not common to the second software component.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving supplemental data from the service provider for the second software component.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable device comprises a wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein software components comprise one of an application and a channel/plugin residing within an application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a list of software components that utilize common data retrieved from the service provider for the first software component.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

selecting the second software component from the list.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

identifying a first data type and a second data type used by the first software component;

retrieving data corresponding to the first data type from a service provider;

retrieving data corresponding to the second data type from the portable device; and

displaying on the portable device a return content result including both the first data type and the second data type.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first data type comprises status/update information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first data type comprises outdated status/update information, and wherein the second data type comprises current status/update information previously retrieved by the portable device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the second data type comprises application files.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the first data type and the second data type used by the software component is performed by the service provider.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the first data type and the second data type used by the software component is performed by the portable device.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the first data type and the second data type comprises:

providing a list of data available for the software component; and

selecting a subset of the list of data available for the software component, wherein the first data type includes selected data and excludes un-selected data.

16. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

storing data corresponding to the second data type on the portable device.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein software components comprise one of an application and a channel/plugin residing within an application.

11. (canceled)

18-31. -31. (canceled)