Method and apparatus for communicating summarized data
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1. A system for communicating data to a communication unit associated with a first user comprising:
- a host server operable for;
filtering individual data units based on at least one user-definable filter parameter to identify whether a data unit is a qualifying or non-qualifying data unit;
for qualifying data units, sending an identifying information part and an additional part to the communication unit; and
for non-qualifying data units sending the identifying information part without the additional part to the communication unit; and
a communication server, in communication with the host server and the communication unit, comprising a data transfer manager operable for controlling communication of the qualifying and non-qualifying data units from the host server to the communication unit including sending the identifying information part and the additional part for the qualifying data units and sending the identifying information part without the additional part for the non-qualifying data units to the communication unit.
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Abstract
In a main embodiment, select and summary (S&S) indices (213, 228) are used to provide user flexibility in reviewing and requesting otherwise filtered data. Both the user'"'"'s remote unit (201) and communication server (220) maintain S&S indices containing identifying (summary) information about data which has not been fully transferred between the communication server and remote unit. As new data is filtered for transfer (704-706), identifying information is captured (710) for any non-qualifying data by either a host unit or the communication server. This information is stored (714) in the communication server'"'"'s S&S index, and transferred (718) via update messaging to the remote unit. When reviewing its updates or S&S index, the user may request (722) such of the data that it desires partial or full transfers of for further review. Thus, a cost efficient review mechanism is provided to users for determining whether to transfer data that otherwise fails selected filter parameters.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for communicating data to a communication unit associated with a first user comprising:
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a host server operable for; filtering individual data units based on at least one user-definable filter parameter to identify whether a data unit is a qualifying or non-qualifying data unit; for qualifying data units, sending an identifying information part and an additional part to the communication unit; and for non-qualifying data units sending the identifying information part without the additional part to the communication unit; and a communication server, in communication with the host server and the communication unit, comprising a data transfer manager operable for controlling communication of the qualifying and non-qualifying data units from the host server to the communication unit including sending the identifying information part and the additional part for the qualifying data units and sending the identifying information part without the additional part for the non-qualifying data units to the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of communicating data between a first data processing device and a third data processing device via a second data processing device, comprising:
(a) at the second data processing device, controlling communication of qualifying and non-qualifying data units from the first data processing device to the third data processing device including receiving individually filtered data units from the first data processing device based on at least one user-definable filter parameters to identify whether a data unit is a qualifying or non-qualifying data unit, wherein for qualifying data units, an identifying information part and an additional part is received and for non-qualifying data units, the identifying information part without the additional part is received, and providing the third data processing device with the identifying information part and the additional part for qualifying data units and providing the third data processing device with the identifying information part without the additional part for non-qualifying data units. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communications server adapted for communicating with a host server and a communication unit including a processor, the communications server comprising:
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(a) a user parameter store adapted to store user parameters; and (b) a data transfer manager, coupled with the user parameter store, adapted to control communication of data units between the communication unit and the host server including receiving individually filtered data units from the host server based on at least one user-definable filter parameters to identify whether a data unit is a qualifying or non-qualifying data unit, wherein for qualifying data units, a summary part and an additional part is received and for non-qualifying data units, the summary part without the additional part is received, and providing the communication unit with the summary part and the additional part for qualifying data units and providing the communication unit with the summary part without the additional part for non-qualifying data units. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A controller of a communication unit adapted for requesting data over a wireless communication channel from a further data processing host via a communication server, the controller comprising:
(a) a summary store operable for storing identifying information received from the host via the communications server about data units not being sent from the host to the communication unit and not being received at the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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