SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE-AGNOSTIC WIRELESS SYNCHRONIZATION

• US 20130304862A1
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: doubleTwist Corp.
• Original Assignee: doubleTwist Corp.
• Inventors: Johansen, Jon Lech, Soberanis, Juan
• Application Number:
  US13/983,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes

Abstract

A method of synchronizing content between a mobile device and a computer, the mobile device having a client media file located thereon and the computer having a host media file located thereon. The method includes (A) the mobile device discovering a web service on the computer via a wireless connection with the computer; (B) the mobile device mounting the host media file from the computer; (C) the mobile device uploading a copy of the host media file to the mobile device; (D) the mobile device synchronizing the client media file with the uploaded copy of the host media file to form a revised host media file; and (E) the mobile device uploading the revised host media file to the computer; and (F) while the mobile device is performing steps (D) an (E), the mobile device monitoring the wireless connection between the mobile device and the computer.

Claims

1. A method of synchronizing content between a mobile device and a computer, the mobile device having a client media file located thereon and the computer having a host media file located thereon, the method comprising:

(A) the mobile device discovering a web service on the computer via a wireless connection with the computer;

(B) the mobile device mounting the host media file from the computer;

(C) the mobile device uploading a copy of the host media file to the mobile device;

(D) the mobile device synchronizing the client media file with the uploaded copy of the host media file to form a revised host media file; and

(E) the mobile device uploading the revised host media file to the computer; and

(F) while the mobile device is performing steps (D) an (E), the mobile device monitoring the wireless connection between the mobile device and the computer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (D) of synchronizing comprises:

inserting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein step (D) of synchronizing comprises:

deleting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

locking the host media file prior to step (D).

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is a device selected from the group:

personal digital assistants (PDAs), music devices, mobile telephones, cameras, handheld computers;

laptop computers, and pagers.

16. The method of claim 2 wherein step (D) of synchronizing comprises:

deleting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

6. A mobile device comprising:

a processor; and

computer-readable storage comprising computer-readable program code, the computer-readable storage code being executable by the processor to perform a process of synchronizing content between the mobile device and a computer, the mobile device having a client media file located thereon and the computer having a host media file located thereon, wherein the process comprises;

(A) the mobile device discovering a web service on the computer via a wireless connection with the computer;

(B) the mobile device mounting the host media file from the computer;

(C) the mobile device uploading a copy of the host media file to the mobile device;

(D) the mobile device synchronizing the client media file with the uploaded copy of the host media file to form a revised host media file; and

(E) the mobile device uploading the revised host media file to the computer; and

(F) while the mobile device is performing steps (D) an (E), the mobile device monitoring the wireless connection between the mobile device and the computer.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein act (D) of synchronizing comprises:

inserting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

8. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein act (D) of synchronizing comprises:

deleting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

9. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the process further comprises:

locking the host media file prior to act (D).

10. The mobile device of claim 6 wherein the mobile device is a device selected from the group:

personal digital assistants (PDAs), music devices, mobile telephones, cameras, handheld computers;

laptop computers, and pagers.

17. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein act (D) of synchronizing comprises:

deleting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable program code, the computer-readable storage code being executable by a processor to perform a process of synchronizing content between a mobile device and a computer, the mobile device having a client media file located thereon and the computer having a host media file located thereon, wherein the process comprises:

(A) the mobile device discovering a web service on the computer via a wireless connection with the computer;

(B) the mobile device mounting the host media file from the computer;

(C) the mobile device uploading a copy of the host media file to the mobile device;

(D) the mobile device synchronizing the client media file with the uploaded copy of the host media file to form a revised host media file; and

(E) the mobile device uploading the revised host media file to the computer; and

(F) while the mobile device is performing steps (D) an (E), the mobile device monitoring the wireless connection between the mobile device and the computer.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein act (D) of synchronizing comprises:

inserting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein act (D) of synchronizing comprises:

deleting records from the client media file into the uploaded copy of the host media file.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein the process further comprises:

locking the host media file prior to act (D).

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein the mobile device is a device selected from the group:

personal digital assistants (PDAs), music devices, mobile telephones, cameras, handheld computers;

laptop computers, and pagers.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the process further comprises:

locking the host media file prior to act (D).

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the mobile device is a device selected from the group:

personal digital assistants (PDAs), music devices, mobile telephones, cameras, handheld computers;

laptop computers, and pagers.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the mobile device is a device selected from the group:

personal digital assistants (PDAs), music devices, mobile telephones, cameras, handheld computers;

laptop computers, and pagers.