Apparatus, System, and Method for Wireless Presyncing of Data

• US 20100174790A1
• Filed: 01/07/2009
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Perrin, Steven Richard, Dubs, Justin Tyler, Thrasher, James Joseph, Vanover, Michael Terrell
• Granted Patent: US 7,921,172 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for wireless presyncing of data. A scan module scans a partial email stored on a mobile electronic device. The partial email comprises subject text, address data, and a specified quantity of message text. A complete version of the partial email resides on a server. The server is in communication with the mobile electronic device over a wireless network. A download module determines if the partial email satisfies a priority policy. In addition, the download module downloads the complete email to the mobile electronic device if the partial email satisfies the priority policy.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a:

computer readable program stored on a tangible storage device, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to;

scan a partial email stored on a mobile electronic device, wherein the partial email comprises subject text, address data, and a specified quantity of message text, and a complete version of the partial email resides on a server in communication with the mobile electronic device over a wireless network;

determine if the partial email satisfies a priority policy; and

download the complete email to the mobile electronic device if the partial email satisfies the priority policy.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the email is from a sender on a specified sender list.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the partial email comprises a keyword from a specified keyword list.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the email comprises an attachment of a type from a specified attachment type list.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the address data comprises at least one recipient from a specified recipient list.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program is further configured to cause the computer to download the partial email to the mobile electronic device.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program is further configured to cause the computer to download the complete email to the mobile electronic device if the partial email does not satisfy the priority policy and satisfies a capacity policy.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the partial email satisfies the capacity policy if the complete email is the smallest size of a plurality of complete emails stored on the server.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the partial email satisfies the capacity policy if storing the complete email on the mobile electronic device does not increase an email storage space usage on the mobile electronic device above a capacity threshold.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the capacity threshold is in the range of 25% to 70% of maximum capacity.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a scan module that scans a partial email stored on a mobile electronic device, wherein the partial email comprises subject text, address data, and a specified quantity of message text, and a complete version of the partial email resides on a server in communication with the mobile electronic device over a wireless network; and

a download module that determines if the partial email satisfies a priority policy and downloads the complete email to the mobile electronic device if the partial email satisfies the priority policy.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the email is from a sender on a specified sender list.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the email comprises a keyword from a specified keyword list.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the email comprises an attachment of a type from a specified attachment type list.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the priority policy is satisfied if the address data comprises at least one recipient from a specified recipient list.

16. A system comprising:

a network;

a server in communication with the wireless network;

a mobile electronic device in communication with the wireless network and comprising

a memory;

a download module that downloads a partial email over the network and stores the partial email in the memory;

a scan module that scans the partial email stored on the mobile electronic device, wherein the partial email comprises subject text, address data, and a specified quantity of message text, and a complete version of the partial email resides on the server; and

the download module further determining if the partial email satisfies a priority policy and downloading the complete email over the network to the mobile electronic device if the partial email satisfies the priority policy.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the network is a wireless email network.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the network is an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 802.11 compliant network.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the network is a Bluetooth Special Interest Group Bluetooth compliant network.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the network is a mobile phone network.