Synchronization methods and systems

• US 20080163743A1
• Filed: 01/07/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Freedman, Gordon J.
• Application Number:
  US11/650,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20080163743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer readable media for synchronizing notes between data processing systems. In one embodiment, a method includes storing a note with an embedded To Do item on a first data processing system and storing the embedded To Do item in a To Do store on the first data processing system and transmitting data to synchronize a note store on a second data processing system and transmitting data to synchronize a To Do store on the second data processing system. In another embodiment, a method includes storing a note on a first store on a first data processing system and determining whether to synchronize the note with a second store on a second data processing system based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of the note relative to one or more parameters of a filter.

Claims

1. A machine implemented method comprising:

storing a note with an embedded To Do item on a first data processing system;

storing the embedded To Do item in a To Do store on the first data processing system;

transmitting data to synchronize a note store on a second data processing system and transmitting data to synchronize a To Do store on the second data processing system.

2. The method as in claim 1 wherein the embedded To Do item was created by selecting text within the note and selecting a command to create a To Do item from the selected text.

3. The method as in claim 1 wherein the note comprises text in at least one field and wherein the embedded To Do item includes a reference to the note which contains the embedded To Do item.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the note contains at least one of image data or audio data or movie data.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the note is synchronized through a first synchronization component for a first data class and the To Do item is synchronized through a second synchronization component for a second data class.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first synchronization component is separate from a first application software which provides a user interface to allow a user to access and edit structured data in the note store on the first data processing system, and wherein the second software component is separate from a second application software which provides a user interface to allow the user to access and edit structured data in the To Do store on the first data processing system.

7. A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions which when executed cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:

storing a note with an embedded To Do item on a first data processing system;

storing the embedded To Do item in a To Do store on the first data processing system;

transmitting data to synchronize a note store on a second data processing system and transmitting data to synchronize a To Do store on the second data processing system.

8. The medium as in claim 7 wherein the embedded To Do item was created by selecting text within the note and selecting a command to create a To Do item from the selected text.

9. The medium as in claim 7 wherein the note comprises text in at least one field and wherein the embedded To Do item includes a reference to the note which contains the embedded To Do item.

10. The medium of claim 7 wherein the note contains at least one of image data or audio data or movie data.

11. The medium of claim 7 wherein the note is synchronized through a first synchronization component for a first data class and the To Do item is synchronized through a second synchronization component for a second data class.

12. The medium of claim 11 wherein the first synchronization component is separate from a first application software which provides a user interface to allow a user to access and edit structured data in the note store on the first data processing system, and wherein the second software component is separate from a second application software which provides a user interface to allow the user to access and edit structured data in the To Do store on the first data processing system.

13. A data processing system comprising:

means for storing a note with an embedded To Do item on a first data processing system;

means for storing the embedded To Do item in a To Do store on the first data processing system;

means for transmitting data to synchronize a note store on a second data processing system and transmitting data to synchronize a To Do store on the second data processing system.

14. A machine implemented method comprising:

storing a note on a first store on a first data processing system;

determining whether to synchronize the note with a second store on a second data processing system based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of the note relative to one or more parameters of a filter.

15. The method as in claim 14 wherein the determining occurs as part of a synchronization process performed by a first software component.

16. The method as in claim 14 further comprising:

synchronizing the note in response to determining that the one or more characteristics satisfy the filter.

17. The method as in claim 16 wherein the one or more characteristics comprise storage size of the note.

18. The method as in claim 14 wherein the note is synchronized if a size parameter of the note is less than a parameter of the one or more parameters.

19. The method as in claim 15 wherein the first software component is configured to perform the determining and is configured to cause retrieval and storage of structured data in the first store which includes the note and which is included in a first data class and wherein a first user software application is configured to provide a user interface to allow a user to access and edit the structured data, and wherein the first user software application and the first software component are separate.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the note contains at least one of image data or audio data or movie data and wherein the note is synchronized if a size parameter of the note is less than a parameter of the one or more parameters, and wherein the note comprises at least one text field.

21. A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions which when executed cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:

storing a note on a first store on a first data processing system;

determining whether to synchronize the note with a second store on a second data processing system based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of the note relative to one or more parameters of a filter.

22. The medium as in claim 21 wherein the determining occurs as part of a synchronization process performed by a first software component.

23. The medium as in claim 21 further comprising:

synchronizing the note in response to determining that the one or more characteristics satisfy the filter.

24. The medium as in claim 23 wherein the one or more characteristics comprise storage size of the note.

25. The medium as in claim 21 wherein the note is synchronized if a size parameter of the note is less than a parameter of the one or more parameters.

26. The medium as in claim 22 wherein the first software component is configured to perform the determining and is configured to cause retrieval and storage of structured data in the first store which includes the note and which is included in a first data class and wherein a first user software application is configured to provide a user interface to allow a user to access and edit the structured data, and wherein the first user software application and the first software component are separate.

27. The medium of claim 26 wherein the note contains at least one of image data or audio data or movie data and wherein the note is synchronized if a size parameter of the note is less than a parameter of the one or more parameters, and wherein the note comprises at least one text field.

28. A data processing system comprising:

means for storing a note on a first store on a first data processing system;

means for determining whether to synchronize the note with a second store on a second data processing system based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of the note relative to one or more parameters of a filter.