Method of managing files of a portable information terminal according to available memory

• US 6,101,505 A
• Filed: 03/31/1998
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sun, Ho-kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): HOMERE, JEAN RAYMOND
• Application Number:
  US09/052,099
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 707/3, 707/10, 707/203, 707/200, 711/115, 711/171, 711/172, 395/200.47, 395/200.33
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0225 User interface arrangements, e.g. keyboard, display; Interfaces to other computer systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 Version management

Abstract

A method of managing files of a portable information terminal and automatically upgrading a program installed on the portable information terminal to the most recent version. The method consists of comparing a memory size of files to be changed in the portable information terminal with a size of memory available in the portable information terminal, generating a list of files to be changed, updating information on a memory size of the portable information terminal in a master server when the files are to be changed in the portable information terminal, and storing the generated list of files in a specific directory of the master server and transferring the list of files to be changed to the portable information terminal when the files are transferred to the portable information terminal.

Claims

1. A method of managing files of a portable information terminal, comprising the steps of:

comparing a memory size of files to be changed in the portable information terminal with a size of memory available in the portable information terminal;

generating a list of files to be changed only when the memory size of the files to be changed is not greater than the size of the memory available in the portable information terminal;

updating information on a memory size of the portable information terminal in a master server when the files are to be changed in the portable information terminal; and

storing the generated list of files in a specific directory of the master server and transferring the list of files to be changed to the portable information terminal when the files are transferred to the portable information terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changes to the files in the step (a) are adding, amending, and deleting the files.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein files are added when the size of the files to be changed is smaller than the size of memory available in the portable information terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying error messages when the size of the files to be changed is larger than the size of memory available in the portable information terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein files in the portable information terminal are amended when the size of the files to be amended is smaller than the sum of a size of existing files and the size of memory available in the portable information terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a file delete list is transmitted to the portable information terminal and the list of files to be changed is transferred to the portable information terminal when files to be changed exist in the concerned directory of the master server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal deletes files recorded on a file delete list received from the master server and receives the files to be changed.

6. A method of managing files of a portable information terminal, comprising the steps of:

comparing a memory size of files to be changed in the portable information terminal with a size of memory available in the portable information terminal;

generating a list of files to be changed;

updating information on a memory size of the portable information terminal in a master server when the files are to be changed in the portable information terminal;

storing the generated list of files in a specific directory of the master server and transferring the list of files to be changed to the portable information terminal when the files are transferred to the portable information terminal; and

calculating a change of memory information, displaying the calculated memory information on a screen, and generating a file list whenever files are to be changed.