SMART SCHEDULED SYNC METHOD FOR SYNC APPLICATIONS

• US 20140019643A1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHERUVATH, Muhammad Saheer, RAJU, Prashanth Srinivasa, KATTIMANI, Muralidhar
• Application Number:
  US13/940,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20140019643A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/248
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

A method and system optimize the time interval for a scheduled synchronization or sync between entities. The optimization of the scheduled sync may be obtained by dynamically varying the sync interval time instead of a fixed preset time interval. The method varies the scheduled sync interval based on the parameters which may include data traffic used in the sync application, a battery level status, a network type, and a roaming status. Using the method, the number of unsuccessful sync requests may be reduced.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a status of a parameter of a specific electronic entity of a plurality of electronic entities;

computing a scheduled sync interval based on the parameter;

identifying a weighting factor for the parameter;

estimating a next sync interval adaptively based on the weighting factor and the computed sync interval for the parameter;

performing at least one of selection or omission of an item adaptively in the sync interval based on the parameter; and

synchronizing operation of the plurality of electronic entities with the item in the sync interval.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the electronic entities include at least one of a server or an electronic device.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the parameter includes at least one of data traffic, battery status, network type, or roaming.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the status comprises at least one of a current value of the parameter or a previous value of the parameter.

5. The method as in claim 1, wherein the computing of the scheduled sync interval comprises mapping the status of the parameter with a pre-defined scheduled sync interval.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

determining a status of a parameter of the system;

computing a scheduled sync interval based on the parameter;

identifying a weighting factor for the parameter;

estimating a next sync interval adaptively based on the weighting factor and the computed sync interval for the parameter; and

performing at least one of selection or omission of an item adaptively in the sync interval based on the parameter; and

a communication module synchronizing operation of the system and an electronic entity with the item in the sync interval.

7. The system as in claim 6, wherein each of the system and the electronic entity include at least one of a server or an electronic device.

8. The system as in claim 6, wherein the parameter includes at least one of data traffic, battery status, network type, or roaming.

9. The system as in claim 6, wherein the status comprises at least one of a current value of the parameter or a previous value of the parameter.

10. The system as in claim 6, wherein the computing of the scheduled sync interval comprises mapping the status of the parameter with a pre-defined scheduled sync interval.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

determining a status of a parameter of a specific electronic entity of a plurality of electronic entities, wherein the parameter comprises at least one of data traffic or a battery status;

computing a scheduled sync interval based on the parameter;

identifying a weighting factor for the parameter;

estimating a next sync interval adaptively based on the weighting factor and the computed sync interval for the parameter;

performing at least one of selection or omission of the items adaptively in the sync interval based on the parameter; and

synchronizing operation of the plurality of electronic entities with the item in the sync interval.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a processor including;

a processing unit; and

a memory having a computer program code, wherein the processing unit executing the computer program code;

determines a status of a parameter including at least one of data traffic or a battery status of the electronic device;

computes a scheduled sync interval based on the parameter;

identifies a weighting factor for the parameter;

estimates a next sync interval adaptively based on the weighting factor and the computed sync interval for the parameter; and

performs at least one of selection or omission of an item adaptively in the sync interval based on parameter; and

a communication module for synchronizing operation of the electronic device with another electronic device with the item in the sync interval.

13. The electronic device as in claim 12, wherein the electronic device detects at least one of a network type or roaming parameters.

14. The electronic device as in claim 12, wherein the electronic device detects at least one of a current value of the parameter or a previous value of the parameter.

15. The electronic device as in claim 12, wherein the electronic device computes the scheduled sync interval by mapping the status of the parameter with a pre-defined scheduled sync interval.