System, method, and computer program product for administering channels, content, and data for mobile devices

• US 6,839,744 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 01/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: iAnywhere Solutions Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: iAnywhere Solutions Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Williams, David J., Gray, Michael R., Weinstein, Rafael Z., Moore, David M., Kloba, David D., Whittaker, Thomas E., Freeman, Joshua E., Upson, Linus M.
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, VIET DUY
• Application Number:
  US09/559,965
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/206, 709/207, 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/227, 719/313, 719/328, 719/329
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal

Abstract

Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for enabling web content (as well as other objects) to be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to operate with such web content on their mobile devices in an interactive manner while in an off-line mode.

Claims

1. A method for performing mass operations relating to a group of mobile client devices as a fleet, wherein each mobile client device can operate in an offline mode, comprising the steps of:

1) identifying and enabling a mass operation;

2) identifying said fleet; and

3) performing said mass operation during two-way synchronizations with mobile client devices of said fleet, wherein the synchronizations synchronize data between the mobile client devices and at least one server;

wherein for each synchronization with a mobile client device of the fleet, step (3) includes;

(i) performing the mass operation on the mobile client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mass operation is related to a software upgrade, wherein step (i) comprises:

transmitting a software upgrade to the mobile client device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein step (i) comprises:

collecting the information from the mobile client device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mass operation is related to a new application, wherein step (i) comprises:

transmitting the application to the mobile client device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

4) enabling a third party to define the mass operation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein step (4) comprises:

receiving a payment from the third party.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein step (i) comprises:

collecting information from the mobile client device; and

wherein the method further comprises;

5) providing the collected information to the third party.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (3) comprises:

caching information related to the mass operation when performing the mass operation with a first mobile client device of the fleet.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein step (3) further comprises:

accessing the cached information when performing the mass operation with at least one subsequent mobile client device of the fleet.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein step (2) comprises:

organizing a group of mobile client devices as the fleet.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

4) before step (3), storing information on the at least one server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein step (i) comprises:

transmitting the stored information to the mobile client device.

13. A method in a server for performing a mass operation on a group of clients that are of a fleet, wherein each client is a mobile device that can operate in an offline mode, comprising the step of:

performing two-way synchronizations with clients to synchronize data between the clients and the server, wherein each synchronization with a client includes the steps of;

(A) identifying the client;

(B) determining whether the identified client is of the fleet; and

(C) performing the mass operation on the identified client if the identified client is determined in step (B) to be of the fleet.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mass operation is related to a software upgrade, wherein step (C) comprises:

transmitting a software upgrade to the client.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein step (C) comprises:

collecting information from the client.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the mass operation is related to a new application, wherein step (C) comprises:

transmitting an application to the client.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

(D) enabling a third party to define the mass operation.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein step (D) comprises:

receiving a payment from the third party.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein step (C) comprises:

collecting information from the client; and

wherein the method further comprises;

(E) providing the collected information to the third party.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein said performing synchronizations step comprises:

caching information related to the mass operation when performing the mass operation with a first client of the fleet.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said performing synchronizations step further comprises:

accessing the cached information when performing the mass operation with at least one subsequent client of the fleet.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

organizing a group of clients as the fleet.

23. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

before said performing synchronizations step, storing information on the server.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein step (C) comprises:

transmitting the stored information to the client.

25. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to perform mass operations relating to a group of mobile client devices as a fleet, wherein each mobile client device can operate in an offline mode, comprising:

means for enabling a processor to identify and enable a mass operation;

means for enabling a processor to identify the fleet; and

means for enabling a processor to perform the mass operation during two-way synchronizations with each mobile client device of the fleet, wherein the synchronizations synchronize data between the mobile client devices and a server.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the mass operation is related to a software upgrade, wherein said means for enabling a processor to perform the mass operation comprises:

means for enabling a processor to transmit a software upgrade to the mobile client device.

27. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein said means for enabling a processor to perform the mass operation comprises:

means for enabling a processor to collect the information from the mobile client device.

28. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the mass operation is related to a new application, wherein said means for enabling a processor to perform the mass operation comprises:

means for enabling a processor to transmit an application to the mobile client device.

29. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to perform a mass operation on a group of clients that are of a fleet, wherein each client is a mobile device that can operate in an offline mode, comprising:

means for enabling a processor to perform two-way synchronizations with clients to synchronize data between the clients and a server, including;

identifying means for enabling a processor to identify a client;

determining means for enabling a processor to determine whether the identified client is of the fleet; and

performing means for enabling a processor to perform the mass operation on the identified client if the identified client is determined by said determining means to be of the fleet.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the mass operation is related to a software upgrade, wherein said performing means comprises:

means for enabling a processor to transmit a software upgrade to the client.

31. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the mass operation is related to information collection, wherein said performing means comprises:

means for enabling a processor to collect information from the client.

32. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the mass operation is related to a new application, wherein said performing means comprises:

means for enabling a processor to transmit an application to the client.