PROVIDING DATA AGGREGATED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES TO A CLIENT APPLICATION

• US 20140279910A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Excalibur Acquisitionco LLC
• Original Assignee: Tactile, Inc.
• Inventors: Prasanna, Dhananjay, Parameswaran, Premnath, Seebaldt, Kurtis L., Smith, Kevin Lynn
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,801 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/639
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for generating a repository to be used on a client device. The repository is generated based on a repository format supported by the client device, which is identified by analyzing an empty repository created by the client device. The generated repository is configured with metadata that allows an operating system executing on the client device to communicate with the repository. Once generated, the repository is populated with data associated with a user of the client device. The populated repository is transmitted to the client device, where the repository is used by applications for retrieving and storing data.

Claims

1. A method for generating a repository in a server system for use on a client device, the method comprising:

analyzing a snapshot of an empty repository created by the client device to determine a repository format supported by the client device;

creating a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;

configuring the repository with metadata that allows an operating system executing on the client device to communicate with the repository;

populating the repository with data to be used by a client application executing on the client device; and

transmitting the populated repository to the client device for storage and for access by the client application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to transmitting the populated repository, compressing the populated repository to reduce the amount of time needed to transmit the populated repository to the client device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein populating the repository with data comprises selecting data from a server repository that stores data received from a plurality of data sources.

4. A method for generating a repository in a server system for use on a client device, the method comprising:

determining a repository format supported by the client device;

creating a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;

populating the repository with data to be used by a client application executing on the client device; and

transmitting the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the repository format comprises analyzing a snapshot of an empty repository created by the client device.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising configuring the repository with metadata that allows an operating system executing on the client device to communicate with the repository.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

storing a copy of the repository in a server-side repository;

receiving additional data from the client application that was written to the repository in the client device; and

storing the additional data in the copy of the repository.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising, prior to transmitting the populated repository, compressing the populated repository to reduce the amount of time needed to transmit the populated repository to the client device.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

after transmitting the populated repository, identifying additional data to be used by the client application; and

transmitting the additional data to the client device for storing in the populated repository.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein populating the repository with data comprises selecting data from a server repository that stores data received from a plurality of data sources.

11. A computer readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a repository to be used on a client device, the instructions when executed cause the processor to:

determine a repository format supported by the client device;

create a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;

populate the repository with data to be used by a client application executing on the client device; and

transmit the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein determining the repository format comprises analyzing a snapshot of an empty repository created by the client device.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to configure the repository with metadata that allows an operating system executing on the client device to communicate with the repository.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

store a copy of the repository in a server-side repository;

receive additional data from the client application that was written to the repository in the client device; and

store the additional data in the copy of the repository.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, prior to transmitting the populated repository, compress the populated repository to reduce the amount of time needed to transmit the populated repository to the client device.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

after transmitting the populated repository, identify additional data to be used by the client application; and

transmit the additional data to the client device for storing in the populated repository.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein populating the repository with data comprises selecting data from a server repository that stores data received from a plurality of data sources.

18. A system for generating a repository to be used on a client device, the system comprising:

a server repository configured to store data received from a plurality of data sources;

a data processing engine configured to;

receive a request for data from a client device;

determine a repository format supported by the client device;

create a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;

populate the repository with a subset of the data stored in the server repository, the subset of the data to be used by a client application executing on the client device; and

transmitting the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the data processing engine is configured to determine the repository format by analyzing a snapshot of an empty repository created by the client device.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the data processing engine is further configured to configure the repository with metadata that allows an operating system executing on the client device to communicate with the repository.