ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140222757A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Lan-Chin, Lo, Hung-Chi
• Granted Patent: US 9,646,070 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

A data synchronization method and an electronic apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: determining whether a data application is switched to be executed in a foreground of a user interface of the electronic apparatus, wherein a data synchronization of the data application is performed with a data server according to a specific synchronization mode; if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to a push-data notification from the data server, wherein the push-data notification is related to an updating data.

Claims

1. A data synchronization method, adapted to an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

determining whether a data application is switched to be executed in a foreground of a user interface of the electronic apparatus, wherein a data synchronization of the data application is performed with a data server according to a specific synchronization mode; and

if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to a push-data notification from the data server, wherein the push-data notification is related to an updating data.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the step of switching to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server, further comprising:

determining whether the data application is switched to be executed in a background of the user interface of the electronic apparatus; and

if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein after the step of determining whether the data application is switched to be executed in the background of the user interface of the electronic apparatus, further comprising:

if the data application is not switched to be executed in the background of the user interface of the electronic apparatus, determining whether the electronic apparatus is entering into a power saving mode; and

if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein after the electronic apparatus exits the power saving mode, switching to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

instantly performing the data synchronization when firstly launching the data application; and

performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the data synchronization performed according to the push-data notification from the data server is performed for only one time, and after the step of performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server, further comprising:

switching from performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data synchronization performed according to the push-data notification from the data server is performed for only one time, and after the step of performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server, further comprising:

switching from performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific synchronization mode comprises periodically performing the data synchronization or performing the data synchronization in response to a user input

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the step of switching to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server, further comprising:

when the electronic apparatus is entering into a power saving mode, switching to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein after the electronic apparatus exits the power saving mode, switching to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a processing unit, executing a data application; and

a communication unit, coupled to the processing unit, communicating with a data server,

wherein the processing unit determines whether the data application is switched to be executed in a foreground of a user interface of the electronic apparatus, wherein a data synchronization of the data application is performed with the data server according to a specific synchronization mode; and

if yes, the processing unit switches to perform the data synchronization according to a push-data notification from the data server, wherein the push-data notification is related to an updating data.

12. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the processing unit further determines whether the data application is switched to be executed in a background of the user interface of the electronic apparatus;

and

if yes, the processing unit switches to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein if the data application is not switched to be executed in the background of the user interface of the electronic apparatus, the processing unit further determines whether the electronic apparatus is entering into a power saving mode;

if yes, the processing unit switches to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein after the electronic apparatus exits the power saving mode, the processing unit switches to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the processing unit is further configured for:

instantly performing the data synchronization when firstly launching the data application; and

performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the data synchronization performed according to the push-data notification from the data server is performed by the processing unit for only one time, and the processing unit is further configured for:

switching from performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

17. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the data synchronization performed according to the push-data notification from the data server is performed for only one time, and the processing unit is further configured for:

switching from performing the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

18. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the specific synchronization mode comprises periodically performing the data synchronization or performing the data synchronization in response to a user input.

19. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the electronic apparatus is entering into a power saving mode, the processing unit is further configured for switching to perform the data synchronization according to the specific synchronization mode.

20. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein after the electronic apparatus exits the power saving mode, the processing unit is configured for switching to perform the data synchronization according to the push-data notification from the data server.

21. A computer-readable medium, recording program instructions for:

determining whether a data application is switched to be executed in a foreground of a user interface of an electronic apparatus, wherein a data synchronization of the data application is performed with a data server according to a specific synchronization mode; and

if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to a push-data notification from the data server, wherein the push-data notification is related to an updating data.