AUTOMATED INTEGRATION OF CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE INFORMATION STORES USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130326015A1
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: ROBERTSON, Ian
• Granted Patent: US 9,661,063 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A system, device and method are provided for merging information from a plurality of network sources using a mobile device capable. The mobile device receives data of a first type from a first network source, then merges the received data with data of a different type stored at the mobile device to create a merged data set, the merging including matching an identifier associated with the received data against an identifier associated with the stored data. The merged data set is then merged with a data record at a different network source, this merging including matching an identifier associated with the merged data set against an identifier associated with the data record.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, data of a first type from a first network source;

merging the received data with data of a different type stored at the mobile device to create a merged data set, the merging including matching an identifier associated with the received data against an identifier associated with the stored data; and

merging the merged data set with a data record at a different network source, the merging including matching an identifier associated with the merged data set against an identifier associated with the data record.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received data and the stored data are merged when the identifier associated with the received data matches the identifier associated with the stored data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein merging the received data with the stored data comprises copying the received data into a record comprising the stored data, the merged data set thus comprising the record.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising setting a flag indicating that the record comprises a merged data set.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier associated with the received data comprises a first attribute of the received data having a first value, and the identifier associated with the stored data comprises a different attribute of the stored data having a value matching the first value.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first value comprises either a name or an address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein merging the merged data set with the data record comprises initiating a synchronization procedure at the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data of the first type comprises a digital certificate, and the data of the different type comprises an address book record.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier associated with the stored data comprises a first attribute of the stored data having a corresponding value, and the identifier associated with the data record comprises a second attribute of the data record different from the first attribute.

10. A mobile device, including:

at least one communications subsystem;

a data store; and

at least one processor configured to enable;

receiving, using the at least one communications subsystem, data of a first type from a first network source;

merging the received data with data of a different type stored in the data store to create a merged data set, the merging including matching an identifier associated with the received data against an identifier associated with the stored data; and

merging the merged data set with a data record at a different network source, the merging including matching an identifier associated with the merged data set against an identifier associated with the data record.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the received data and the stored data are merged when the identifier associated with the received data matches the identifier associated with the stored data.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein merging the received data with the stored data comprises copying the received data into a record comprising the stored data, the merged data set thus comprising the record.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, further comprising setting a flag indicating that the record comprises a merged data set.

14. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the identifier associated with the received data comprises a first attribute of the received data having a first value, and the identifier associated with the stored data comprises a different attribute of the stored data having a value matching the first value.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the first value comprises either a name or an address.

16. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to initiate the correlation of the merged data set with the data record by initiating a synchronization procedure.

17. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the data of the first type comprises a digital certificate, and the data of the different type comprises an address book record.

18. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the identifier associated with the stored data comprises a first attribute of the stored data having a corresponding value, and the identifier associated with the data record comprises a second attribute of the data record different from the first attribute.

19. A method, comprising:

maintaining, in a data store of a communication device, a plurality of data items of a first type including a first data item, each of the plurality of data items being associated with a corresponding identifier relating to a first attribute of the plurality of data items;

receiving, by the communication device, a second data item of a second type different from the first type, the second data item being associated with a second identifier relating to a second attribute different from the first attribute;

determining whether the second identifier matches any of the identifiers corresponding to the plurality of data items;

when the second identifier matches the identifier of the first data item, merging the second data item with the first data item and storing the merged first data item at the communication device;

when the second identifier does not match any of the identifiers, storing a new data item of the first type comprising the second data item; and

providing the merged first data item for updating, in a remote data store, a remote data item corresponding to the merged first data item as determined by matching identifiers of the merged first data item and the remote data item.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the communication device, prior to providing the merged first data item for updating:

receiving a further data item of the second type;

determining that a further identifier of the further data item matches the identifier of the merged first data item;

further merging the further data item with the merged first data item,

such that the merged first data item provided for updating the remote data item includes the further data item.