Method of reflecting on another device a change to a browser cache on a handheld electronic device, and associated device
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1. A method of providing information regarding the content of a memory of a handheld electronic device, the memory having stored therein a number of files that each comprise an object and a location, the method comprising:
- storing on the handheld electronic device a data table comprising a number of first objects that each comprise a name of a file which comprises a location and, associated with each first object, a second object that comprises the location;
providing at least a portion of the data table to another device;
receiving a name of a particular file in the memory that has undergone a change;
obtaining from the data table the particular location associated with the particular file; and
providing to the another device an indication that reflects the occurrence of the change and that is with regard to the particular location.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device includes an Application Programming Interface (API) that generates various notifications in certain circumstances. The handheld electronic device provides an improved method of employing the notifications to enable another device to reflect a change to a browser cache on the handheld electronic device.
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1. A method of providing information regarding the content of a memory of a handheld electronic device, the memory having stored therein a number of files that each comprise an object and a location, the method comprising:
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storing on the handheld electronic device a data table comprising a number of first objects that each comprise a name of a file which comprises a location and, associated with each first object, a second object that comprises the location;
providing at least a portion of the data table to another device;
receiving a name of a particular file in the memory that has undergone a change;
obtaining from the data table the particular location associated with the particular file; and
providing to the another device an indication that reflects the occurrence of the change and that is with regard to the particular location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handheld electronic device comprising an input apparatus, a processor apparatus, and an output apparatus, the processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein a number of files that each comprise an object and a location, the memory further having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to be adapted to perform operations comprising:
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storing on the handheld electronic device a data table comprising a number of first objects that each comprise a name of a file which comprises a location and, associated with each first object, a second object that comprises the location;
providing at least a portion of the data table to another device;
receiving a name of a particular file in the memory that has undergone a change;
obtaining from the data table the particular location associated with the particular file; and
providing to the another device an indication that reflects the occurrence of the change and that is with regard to the particular location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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