Updating Data on a Remote Device

• US 20090138477A1
• Filed: 11/26/2007
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Piira, Antti, Connolly, Brian, Chanda, Rupen
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,613 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• 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

Systems and methods, including computer software products, for updating data on a remote device involve defining multiple channels on a remote device, where each channel is associated with a predetermined type of content. Content updates for the channels are automatically delivered to the remote device, and an update frequency is identified for each channel. A most frequent update frequency among the multiple channels defined on the remote device is determined, and updates to the channels are requested according to the most frequent update frequency.

Claims

1. A method for updating data on a remote device, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of channels on a remote device, each channel associated with a predetermined type of content, wherein content updates for the plurality of channels are automatically delivered to the remote device;

identifying an update frequency for each channel;

determining a most frequent update frequency among the plurality of channels defined on the remote device; and

requesting updates to the plurality of channels according to the most frequent update frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the update frequency for at least one channel is automatically adjusted based on the content.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting updates to the plurality of channels comprises sending an update request to a remote server according to the most frequent update frequency.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

identifying a next update time corresponding to the most frequent update frequency; and

receiving a message at the remote device to send an update request for at least one channel before the next update time.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein content updates are automatically delivered to the remote device in response to automatically sending the update request according to the most frequent update frequency.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of channels are selected from a plurality of available channels and defining the plurality of channels on the remote device comprises registering the remote device to receive content updates for each of the plurality of channels.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a timestamp for each of the plurality of channels, wherein the timestamp identifies a most recent update to the channel; and

determining whether content updates are available for each of the plurality of channels based on the timestamp.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a plurality of update frequencies for at least one of the plurality of channels, wherein each of the plurality of update frequencies corresponds to a different condition; and

updating the most frequent update frequency based on the identified plurality of update frequencies.

9. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions for causing data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

identifying a subset of a plurality of available channels, wherein a mobile device is registered to receive content updates for the subset of channels;

identifying a predetermined update frequency for each channel;

determining a most frequent update frequency among the subset of channels; and

providing content updates to the mobile device for the subset of channels according to the most frequent update frequency.

10. The article of claim 9 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising:

identifying a plurality of subsets of channels, at least one mobile device registered to receive content updates for each subset of channels;

determining a most frequent update frequency for each of the subsets of channels; and

providing content updates to each mobile device according to the most frequent update frequency for the subset of channels to which the mobile device is registered.

11. The article of claim 9 wherein the content updates are adapted for storage in a data storage on the mobile device for selective retrieval by a user of the mobile device.

12. The article of claim 11 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising instructing the mobile device to request content updates at the most frequent update frequency.

13. The article of claim 12 wherein the content updates are provided in response to requests received from the mobile device.

14. The article of claim 12 wherein instructing the mobile device to request content updates at the most frequent update frequency comprises transmitting an instruction accompanying a content update.

15. The article of claim 9 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising:

receiving an adjustment to a predetermined update frequency for one or more channels;

determining a new most frequent update frequency among the subset of channels based on the adjustment; and

providing content updates to the mobile device for the subset of channels according to the new most frequent update frequency.

16. The article of claim 15 wherein the adjustment is based on content for the one or more channels.

17. The article of claim 9 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising:

receiving new content from an external source; and

generating a content update for at least one channel based on the new content.

18. A system comprising:

at least one database operable to store content for a plurality of available channels, wherein the content comprises one or more files for delivery to remote devices based on a registration of each remote device to receive updates for one or more channels;

one or more servers adapted to;

automatically deliver content updates to remote devices based on the registration of each remote device to receive updates for one or more channels;

calculate an update frequency for each remote device, wherein the update frequency represents a most frequent update frequency among the one or more channels to which the remote device is registered.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the one or more servers are further adapted to send instructions to the remote devices to request updates according to the update frequency.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more servers are further adapted to adjust the update frequency in response to a change to a designated minimum update frequency for one or more of the channels.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the change to the designated minimum update frequency for one or more of the channels is based on content in a content update for the one or more channels.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the change to the designated minimum update frequency for one or more of the channels is based on a predetermined condition.