Content synchronization between electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for transferring content between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, said method comprising:
- (a) internally storing the content on the first mobile device using a first data representation for the internally stored content on the first mobile device;
(b) establishing a common syntax and associated semantics for describing the content;
(c) creating a first external manifest on the first mobile device from the internally stored content on the first mobile, said external manifest employing the common syntax and associated semantics to describe the content;
(d) transferring the content from the first external manifest to a second external manifest created on the second mobile device, said second external manifest also using the common syntax and associated semantic to describe the content; and
,(e) internally storing the content on the second mobile device using a second data representation for the internally stored content on the second mobile device.
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Abstract
A method is provided for transferring content between a first mobile device (10) and a second mobile device (20). The method includes: internally storing the content on the first mobile device (10) using a first data representation for the internally stored content on the first mobile device (10); establishing a common syntax and associated semantics for describing the content; creating a first external manifest (16) on the first mobile device (10) from the internally stored content on the first mobile (10), the first external manifest (16) employing the common syntax and associated semantics to describe the content; transferring the content from the first external manifest (16) to a second external manifest (26) created on the second mobile device (20), the second external manifest (26) also using the common syntax and associated semantic to describe the content; and, internally storing the content on the second mobile device (20) using a second data representation for the internally stored content on the second mobile device (20).
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12 Claims
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1. A method for transferring content between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, said method comprising:
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(a) internally storing the content on the first mobile device using a first data representation for the internally stored content on the first mobile device; (b) establishing a common syntax and associated semantics for describing the content; (c) creating a first external manifest on the first mobile device from the internally stored content on the first mobile, said external manifest employing the common syntax and associated semantics to describe the content; (d) transferring the content from the first external manifest to a second external manifest created on the second mobile device, said second external manifest also using the common syntax and associated semantic to describe the content; and
,(e) internally storing the content on the second mobile device using a second data representation for the internally stored content on the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transferring content from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, said content including a plurality of different types of data elements, each particular data element having a particular value, wherein the content is stored internally on the first mobile device using a first device-specific internal data representation and the content is stored internally on the second mobile device using a second device-specific internal data representation, said method comprising:
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(a) establishing a plurality of commonly recognized labels for identifying the different types of data elements; (b) communicating from the first mobile device to the second mobile device a first list containing one or more of the commonly recognized labels, wherein the labels contained in the first list indicate which types of data elements are available for transfer from the first mobile device to the second mobile device; (c) communicating from the second mobile device to the first mobile device a second list containing one or more labels selected from the first list, said selected labels contained in the second list indicating which types of data elements are to be transferred from the first mobile device to the second mobile device; and
,(d) transferring from the first mobile device to the second mobile device the values of those data elements identified by the selected labels contained in the second list. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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