DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN A HANDHELD DEVICE AND ANOTHER COMPUTER SYSTEM USING AN EXCHANGE MANAGER VIA SYNCHRONIZATION
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for receiving data at a portable device from a source, comprising:
- at the portable device, receiving a message from the source at a communication program on the portable device, the message indicating a type of data;
passing the message by and from the communication program to an exchange manager program;
at the exchange manager program, the exchange manager program selecting an application program from a registry of application programs; and
importing the message as a record in a database associated with the selected application program.
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Abstract
A method and electronic system for exchanging data between a handheld device and another computer system are described. A data file is transferred to the handheld device using the install application of a synchronization manager. The transferred file is stored as a digital stream file with its native data encoding. After synchronization, a message is sent to notify the exchange manager about the data file. The exchange manager then uses an application registry to identify the application program that corresponds to the file stream based on the extension of the stream file. The pertinent application program is then invoked and the stream file is dispatched to the application for processing. During processing, the pertinent application then formats the stream file such that the data file becomes a record within the database file that is associated with the pertinent application.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for receiving data at a portable device from a source, comprising:
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at the portable device, receiving a message from the source at a communication program on the portable device, the message indicating a type of data; passing the message by and from the communication program to an exchange manager program; at the exchange manager program, the exchange manager program selecting an application program from a registry of application programs; and importing the message as a record in a database associated with the selected application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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