Synchronization system application object interface

• US 7,007,041 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2001
• Issued: 02/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: FusionOne Incorporated (Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated)
• Inventors: Stannard, Liam J., Cash, Donald W., Multer, David L., Ridgard, Leighton A., Onyon, Richard M., Garner, Robert E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mizrahi, Diane D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOFIZ, APU M
• Application Number:
  US09/753,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20010044805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,883 Days
• Field of Search: 707/10, 707/201, 707/203, 370/359, 439/533, 455/3.05, 705/9, 709/204, 709/228, 709/248, 345/762
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

In one aspect, an application object for a synchronization system is provided on a network coupled processing device. The application object may comprise a plurality of objects, each object translating third party data to a universal middle format, including a root object providing an entry point into individual application databases; and at least one child object; and at least one interface object.

In another aspect, an application object is provided on a server coupled to a network. In this aspect, the application object may comprise an application data function call interpreter, the interpreter being accessible to a synchronization engine and an application running on a network coupled device having user data; and a universal data record mapping formatter.

Claims

1. An application object for a synchronization system on a network coupled processing device, comprising:

a plurality of objects, each object translating third party data to a universal middle format, including

a root object providing an entry point into individual application databases;

at least one child object; and

at least one interface object comprising a component model interface and an item container interface.

2. The application object of claim 1 wherein the root object is specific to the application on the network coupled device to which the application object is a part.

3. The application object of claim 1 wherein a parent object of said at least one child object is the root object.

4. The application object of claim 3 wherein the child object is a store object comprising a database of individual application information.

5. The application object of claim 4 wherein the store object is a parent object of at least a second child object and said at least second child object comprises a folder object.

6. The application object of claim 5 wherein the folder object is a parent object of at least a third child object and said at least third child object comprises an item object.

7. The application object of claim 6 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

8. The application object of claim 7 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

9. The application object of claim 8 wherein the root object is a parent object of at least a fifth child object and said at least fifth child object comprises a variant object.

10. The application object of claim 9 wherein the variant object is a collection representing an array of variant objects.

11. The application object of claim 9 wherein the variant object is a binary data object.

12. The application object of claim 1 wherein said at least one interface object comprises an object identification interface accessible by said root object.

13. The application object of claim 1 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a read/write interface.

14. The application object of claim 1 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a logon interface to the application.

15. The application object of claim 1 further including a universal data structure mapping nodule.

16. The application object of claim 1 wherein said objects are temporarily instantiated and released by code operating on the network coupled processing device.

17. An application object on a server coupled to a network, the server capable of accessing application running on a network coupled device, the application having user data in a proprietary format, the application object comprising:

an application data function call interpreter, the interpreter being accessible to a synchronization engine and the application running on the network coupled device having user data; and

a universal data record mapping formatter, the application data function call interpreter and universal data record mapping formatter capable of translating the user data from the proprietary format into a universal format usable by the synchronization engine, and capable of mapping the user data into a plurality of classes of information for use by the synchronization engine.

18. The application object of claim 17 wherein the application data function call interpreter accesses user change data recorded by the application running on the network coupled device and interprets the function calls of the synchronization engine.

19. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes an initialization call to perform an initialization of the device before data retrieval functions are called.

20. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes a close database call.

21. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes a get first mollified record call.

22. The application object of claim 21 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes a get next modified record call.

23. The application object of claim 22 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes a set device records call to forward a list of records to add to the modified records list to be retrieved by the get first modified record call and the get next modified record call.

24. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes an add record call.

25. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes an update record call.

26. The application object of claim 18 wherein the application data function call interpreter includes a delete record call.

27. An application object for a synchronization system on a network coupled processing device, comprising:

a plurality of objects, each object translating third party data to a universal middle format, including

a root object providing an entry point into individual application databases;

at least one child object; and

at least one interface object comprising a component model interface.

28. The application object of claim 27 wherein the root object is specific to the application on the network coupled device to which the application object is a part.

29. The application object of claim 27 wherein a parent object of said at least one child object is the root object.

30. The application object of claim 29 wherein the child object is a store object comprising a database of individual application information.

31. The application object of claim 30 wherein the store object is a parent object of at least a second child object and said at least second child object comprises a folder object.

32. The application object of claim 31 wherein the folder object is a parent object of at least a third child object and said at least third child object comprises an item object.

33. The application object of claim 32 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

34. The application object of claim 33 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

35. The application object of claim 34 wherein the root object is a parent object of at least a fifth child object and said at least fifth child object comprises a variant object.

36. The application object of claim 35 wherein the variant object is a collection representing an array of variant objects.

37. The application object of claim 36 wherein the variant object is a binary data object.

38. The application object of claim 27 wherein said at least one interface object comprises an object identification interface accessible by said root object.

39. The application object of claim 27 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a read/write interface.

40. The application object of claim 27 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a logon interface to the application.

41. The application object of claim 27 further including a universal data structure mapping module.

42. The application object of claim 27 wherein said objects are temporarily instantiated and released by code operating on the network coupled processing device.

43. An application object for a synchronization system on a network coupled processing device, comprising:

a plurality of objects, each object translating third party data to a universal middle format, including

a root object providing an entry point into individual application databases;

at least one child object; and

at least one interface object comprising an item container interface.

44. The application object of claim 43 wherein the root object is specific to the application on the network coupled device to which the application object is a part.

45. The application object of claim 43 wherein a parent object of said at least one child object is the root object.

46. The application object of claim 45 wherein the child object is a store object comprising a database of individual application information.

47. The application object of claim 46 wherein the store object is a parent object of at least a second child object and said at least second child object comprises a folder object.

48. The application object of claim 47 wherein the folder object is a patent object of at least a third child object and said at least third child object comprises an item object.

49. The application object of claim 48 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

50. The application object of claim 49 wherein the item object is a parent object of at least a fourth child object and said at least fourth child object comprises an attachment object.

51. The application object of claim 50 wherein the root object is a parent object of at least a fifth child object and said at least fifth child object comprises a variant object.

52. The application object of claim 51 wherein the variant object is a collection representing an array of variant objects.

53. The application object of claim 51 wherein the variant object is a binary data object.

54. The application object of claim 43 wherein said at least one interface object comprises an object identification interface accessible by said root object.

55. The application object of claim 43 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a read/write interface.

56. The application object of claim 43 wherein said at least one interface object comprises a logon interface to the application.

57. The application object of claim 43 further including a universal data structure mapping module.

58. The application object of claim 43 wherein said objects are temporarily instantiated and released by code operating on the network coupled processing device.